John Hawthorne 's The House Of Seven Gables

books are being taught in schools. Yes, literature has change over time but literature has left there marked every step of the way. Some of these authors have not only impacted America but also surf to their country like Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Washington Irving. Edgar Allan Poe

The romanticism period can be fairly dark because it valued feelings and idealism and individualism. Some of the authors in this time period had fairly rough childhoods and that effected them throughout their lives. So the romanticism period in the history of literature is very interesting that spawned very interesting people. The American romanticism lasted through 1800-1860. They believed everything is a reflection of the Divine soul and self-reliance and individualism must outweigh external authority/tradition

Nathaniel Hawthorne Puritan Influence Nathaniel Hawthorne drew from his personal and childhood experiences to write his literary works. The event that affected him and showed in his writing was “...the infamous Salem witch trials had taken place more than 100 years earlier, the events still hung over the town and made a lasting impression on the young Hawthorne…("The Scarlet,"History.com). By the event having a impact on him from a young age it affected his writing and helped him in the development

meaning ‘doubtful’. Ambiguity shows words’ double or multiple meanings. To ambiguity, WILLIAM EMPSON has written the work SEVEN TYPES OF AMBIGUITY (1930). He criticized the seven types of ambiguities found in the poetry. An ambiguity is represented as a puzzle to Empson. Empson reads poetry as an exploration of conflicts within the author. In his third edition of THE SEVEN TYPES OF AMBIGUITY (1953 III Ed. And 1930 I Ed.), Empson defines ambiguity: “An ambiguity, in ordinary speech, means something

suffering that is endured by not admitting to one’s wrongs. Reverend Mister Dimmesdale learns that secrecy only makes the guilt increase. Nathaniel Hawthorne is trying to display how guilt is the everlasting payment for sinful actions. The theme of guilt as reparation for sin in The Scarlet Letter is revealed through Nathaniel Hawthorne’s use of northeastern, colonial settings, various conflicts, and

manners” and prays “May this rising empire cease to import both the one and the other!” (Ringel) The 1800’s rang in a new era of writers and twist on the gothic style. One of the major contributors was Edgar Allan Poe with stories and poetry that still resonates with high schoolers to this day. Works that are still read or at the very least spoken of in high school are stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville. Noteworthy works by

usually called the Renaissance of American literature Early Romanticism Henry Wadsworth Longfellow James Russell Lowell John Greenleaf Whittier James Fenimore Cooper Washington Irving William Cullen Bryant New England Transcendentalism Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry David Thoreau Margaret Fuller High Romanticism Walt Whitman Emily Dickinson Nathaniel Hawthorne Herman Melville Edgar Allan Poe Early romantic writers Washington Irving