Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Great Stone Face, and Other Tales of the White Mountains (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'The Great Stone Face' is a short story published by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1850. The story reappeared in a full-length book, The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales, published by Ticknor, Reed & Fields in 1852. It has since been republished and anthologized many times. Hawthorne sets the scene in a rural valley located in an unnamed U.S. state that resembles New Hampshire. A rock formation in a nearby notch is imagined, by many locals and visitors, to resemble the shape and features of a human face. The local folklore of the valley includes a prophecy, alleged to descend from the Native Americans, that at some future date a native son would be born within sight of the notch whose features would resemble the Great Stone Face; and when this face was seen, those who would see him would recognize that he was 'the greatest and noblest personage of his time.' This prophecy inspires an innocent youngster of the valley, Ernest, who feels within himself the quest to help uncover this hero.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: OTB eBook publishing
• Seitenzahl: 55
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783968655987
• Artikelnr.: 60952012

Autorenporträt

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was an American writer, known for his historical fiction novels. 'The Scarlet Letter' (1850) is his most celebrated work and explores themes of romance, religion, and morality. He was a prominent author of the Romantic movement, and much of his work is in the literary sub-genre of dark romanticism. Feminist scholars often credit his work with highlighting long-established discrimination against women in powerful tales of female agency.