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Practicing Romance

Narrative Form and Cultural Engagement in Hawthorne's Fiction

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  • 246 pages
  • 9 hours of reading

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Focusing on Nathaniel Hawthorne's role as a cultural analyst, this book reinterprets his career and narrative strategies within the context of emerging middle-class culture. It presents Hawthorne's romance not merely as an American genre but as a means to reveal and re-examine the hidden dynamics of community. Through his fiction, readers are encouraged to develop a more critical and independent relationship with their cultural surroundings. The analysis highlights Hawthorne's innovative use of narrative voices, positioning him as a transformative figure in the novel's cultural significance.

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Practicing Romance, Richard H. Millington

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2014
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