San Antonio College Library

One of the first American short story writers, Nathaniel Hawthorne is also among the finest. A sampling of his stories reads like an anthology of great literature: My Kinsman, Major Molineux; The Celestial Railroad; The Minister's Black Veil; The Maypole of Merry Mount; The Birthmark. Common to all Hawthorne's work is an intellectual, emotional, and psychological richness that may well remain unparalleled in fiction today. Indeed, as scholars learn...

A literary criticism essay examining Hawthorne's work through the lens of his personal story and view.

Offers fresh perspectives on Hawthorne's works, and on topics including Hawthorne's relationship to history, to women, politics, and early America.

"Hawthorne's eminent literary reputation- "enduring" or "hypertrophied?" Both views are represented in this basic collection of seminal 19th- and 20th-century evaluations. Hawthorne's reputation appears secure, yet his work is the subject of significant critical controversy. Reviews by Hawthorne's contemporaries take up the first section of "The Recognition of Nathaniel Hawthorne"--Including an early review that predicted future greatness for the...

Presents plot summaries, characters, and critical views on the author's best known short stories, including "Young Goodman Brown" and "The minister's black veil," and includes biographical information.