Memorializing, allegory and the rewriting of Nathaniel Hawthorne

The thesis uses Hawthorne's interest in a scene of filial ambiguity, namely Samuel Johnson's penance to argue that Hawthorne's (re-) writing is characterised by a subversion of origins (both metaphysical and cultural). Complementing this argument, the thesis also attempts to show, wit...

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Main Author: Holman, Rupert
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 1998
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11056/