Sur la place publique de Boston, les honorables paroissiens estiment qu'il aurait fallu, au moins, marquer le front d'Hester Prynne au fer rouge.
Au lieu de quoi, elle ne devra porter sur sa poitrine qu'une lettre écarlate, afin de rappeler à tous son crime odieux : l'adultère et le bébé qui en est né.
Comble de scandale, la lettre qu'elle a brodée, exubérante, la pare comme un bijou. Dans la Nouvelle Angleterre du XVIIe siècle, forgée par le puritanisme, la jeune femme est mise au ban de la société. Mais l'humiliation publique n'est qu'un aspect de la peine : la colère du mari trahi et la culpabilité qui ronge le père de l'enfant vont se révéler des poisons bien plus terribles.
Un des plus grands classiques américains, dans une nouvelle traduction.
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) "Dans une de nos villes de la Nouvelle-Angleterre, au bord d'une ruelle étroite, une maison de bois aux teintes rouillées ; - elle a sept pignons élancés qui font face à différents points de l'horizon ; - au centre une massive cheminée groupant plusieurs tuyaux accotés l'un à l'autre. La rue s'appelle Pyncheon-street ; la maison est l'antique Pyncheon-House, et ce grand ormeau dont le tronc puissant se dresse devant la porte est connu de tous les gamins de la ville sous le nom de l'orme-Pyncheon. Quand je traverse par hasard la ville en question, il m'arrive souvent de descendre Pyncheon-street pour passer à l'ombre de ces deux monuments archéologiques, le grand orme et la maison battue des vents. Elle a pour moi comme une physionomie humaine ; j'y retrouve en quelque sorte la trace d'une longue vie et des vicissitudes qu'elle a dû subir. Bien racontées, elles nous offriraient un récit qui ne manquerait, à coup sûr, ni d'intérêt ni d'enseignements, et dont l'unité, qui plus est, pourrait sembler le résultat d'une préconception d'artiste. Mais quel in-folio, que d'in-douze ne réclamerait-il pas ? Aussi écarterons-nous la plupart des traditions qui se rattachent à l'antique Pyncheon-House, également connue sous le titre de la Maison aux Sept-Pignons, nous bornant à rappeler dans quelles circonstances elle fut fondée, et cela pour indiquer en passant à nos lecteurs une vérité dont on tient généralement trop peu de compte. Cette vérité, la voici : l'activité de chaque génération qui passe est un germe qui, dans un avenir éloigné, peut et doit produire des fruits bons ou mauvais, - de telle sorte qu'en semant pour recueillir cette moisson immédiate dont le besoin les domine, les êtres humains déposent dans le sol de quoi faire pousser une végétation robuste, qui projettera sur le front de leurs descendants ses ombres bienfaisantes ou malsaines." Dans la Nouvelle-Angleterre du XIXe siècle, une étrange maison... une étrange famille... pour une étrange histoire autour d'une malédiction...
Chaque année, Athènes doit livrer au roi de Crète, Minos, sept garçons et sept filles, régulièrement dévorés par Minotaure, fils monstrueux de Pasiphaé, femme de Minos. Thésée, courageux fils du roi d'Athènes, aidé par Ariane, fille de Minos, délivre Athènes de ce lourd tribut.
Un des plus vieux contes du monde occidental raconté aux enfants par le grand romancier américain, Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Les contes : Minos, cruel roi de Crète, sacrifie chaque année quatorze jeunes Athéniens à l'abominable Minotaure. Pour libérer son peuple de cette malédiction, le valeureux Thésée, fils du roi d'Athènes, décide d'affronter le monstre...Pourra-t-il compter sur l'intrépide et ingénieuse Ariane, la fille de Minos, pour mener à bien cette folle mission ?Dans leur odyssée, Ulysse et ses compagnons rencontrent la magicienne Circé. Elle les reçoit comme des princes, mais le festin qu'elle leur réserve se transforme bientôt en un piège diabolique...
L'objet d'étude : le monstre, aux limites de l'humain (classe de 6e)
L'accompagnement pédagogique :
Une présentation visuelle et accessible pour découvrir l'auteur, l'époque et les récits mythologiques
Les contes « Le Porche de Tanglewood », « Le Minotaure » et sa version audio , « Le Palais de Circé »
Des séances d'étude de l'oeuvre avec des questions, des encadrés sur les grandes notions littéraires et des activités variées
Un groupement de textes et d'images pour prolonger le thème : le rôle des femmes dans l'Odyssée
Un bilan pour retenir l'essentiel
Méthode : des fiches simples et efficaces pour travailler ses compétences (lecture, écriture...)
Le vocabulaire essentiel
Mais à quelle mystérieuse occupation se livre donc le jeune Owen Warland, horloger de son état, connu pour sa fabuleuse habileté ? Certains prétendent qu'il est à la recherche du mouvement perpétuel. Mais à chaque fois, le résultat de ses nuits de labeur acharné se brise dès que quelqu'un s'en approche. Il connaît le désespoir, la tentation du renoncement. Seule la jeune fille dont il est amoureux devine qu'il essaie d'insuffler la vie dans la matière. Cette nouvelle mi-réaliste mi-fantastique est bien sûr une parabole sur la création artistique et la place du beau dans ce monde. À travers le personnage de Warland, à la fois sublime et pathétique, incompris et proche de la folie, Hawthorne a livré un portrait de lui-même qui révèle la profondeur de ses tourments intimes.
Écrivain américain le plus célèbre de son temps et auteur, avec La Lettre écarlate, d'un des premiers grands romans américains, Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) n'avait encore jamais vu son autre chef-d'oeuvre, Les Mousses d'un vieux presbytère, intégralement traduit en français. C'est désormais chose faite. Ce recueil regroupe vingt-six nouvelles, marquées par le puritanisme de la Nouvelle-Angleterre et le poids de la faute du péché (« La Marque de Naissance »), mais aussi par le goût du fantastique (« Plumette »), celui des fables millénaristes (« La Procession de la Vie »), ou le souvenir des procès des sorcières de Salem (« Le Jeune Maître Brown »), tandis que d'autres (« Mme Crapaudbuffle ») possèdent une dimension comique, voire grotesque, qui rivalise avec certains contes d'Edgar Poe. On y trouve aussi une vibrante célébration de la nature (« Bourgeons et Chants d'Oiseaux »), ainsi que des gens de peu et des « effacés » - « Le Vieux Marchand de Pommes », courte nouvelle à propos de laquelle Herman Melville, dans l'éloge qu'il publia des Mousses d'un vieux presbytère, et que nous proposons à la suite de cet ensemble, écrit que Hawthorne est sans doute le seul de sa génération à savoir faire preuve « d'une si profonde tendresse » et d'un « amour si omniprésent ». Dans ces nouvelles, Nathaniel Hawthorne conjugue, avec acuité et virtuosité, ce mélange de réalisme et de fantastique, de pragmatisme et de religiosité qui forge l'identité américaine. Pour Paul Auster, « Hawthorne a compris la noirceur des êtres, une forme particulière de noirceur américaine », qui continue d'exercer une véritable fascination sur le lecteur.
Dive into the haunting world of "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts, this novel weaves a gripping tale of love, sin, and redemption. Follow the enigmatic Hester Prynne, marked by the scarlet letter 'A' as a symbol of her adulterous affair. As secrets unravel, Reverend Dimmesdale grapples with his own hidden guilt. With vivid prose, Hawthorne explores the consequences of societal judgment and the enduring power of love. "The Scarlet Letter" is a timeless exploration of human nature, morality, and the pursuit of truth that continues to captivate readers today. Delve into this classic and discover the enduring impact of Hester's scarlet letter.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nathaniel Hawthorne, born on July 4, 1804, was a renowned American novelist and short story writer. He is best known for his novel "The Scarlet Letter", a classic of American literature. Hawthorne's writing often delved into themes of sin, guilt, and the human condition, and his works are celebrated for their intricate symbolism and psychological depth.
Hawthorne's early life was marked by tragedy, as his father died when he was just four years old. He later attended Bowdoin College and befriended future literary giants like Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
His career took off with the publication of "Twice-Told Tales", a collection of short stories. However, it was "The Scarlet Letter," published in 1850, that catapulted him to literary stardom. The novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, a woman shamed for bearing an illegitimate child, and explores the harsh moral judgments of Puritan society.
Hawthorne's writing style, characterized by its rich prose and exploration of the human soul, left an indelible mark on American literature. He continued to write novels such as "The House of the Seven Gables" and "The Blithedale Romance".
Nathaniel Hawthorne's literary legacy endures, and he remains a key figure in the American literary canon. He passed away on May 19, 1864, leaving behind a body of work that continues to captivate readers with its timeless themes and compelling narratives.
Ce recueil de nouvelles signées par Nathaniel Hawthorne contient 16 contes étranges et mystérieux dans la veine des maîtres du genre, au croisement d'Edgar Allan Poe et Arthur Conan Doyle.
Dr. Grimshawe is a spider-cultivating eccentric. The central secret of the book is an all-encompassing spiders web. The central character is loosely based on the author Nathaniel Hawthorne. He always considered the book as unfinished and it wasn't published until after his death by his son Julian.
There once lived a very rich king called Midas who believed that nothing was more precious than gold. So begins this imaginative retelling of the myth of the man with the golden touch. When a mysterious stranger offers to grant King Midas a wish, the king does not hesitate: He wishes that all he touches would turn to gold. To his delight, his wish is granted and he soon sets about transforming his ordinary palace into a place of golden beauty. But to his dismay, when he accidentally turns his beloved daughter Marigold, into a golden statue, Midas learns that what at first seems a blessing can also become a curse.Optimized for Kindle devices and featuring Panel Zoom facility. Lovingly created from 1953 to 1969, Classics Illustrated Junior continues to bring joy and wonder to young children through beautifully-illustrated adaptations of the world's most beloved fairy tales and stories by the world's greatest authors.A collection of Classics Illustrated Junior books is a great way to encourage reading and adventure in any young child.
An old man named Philemon and his wife, Baucis, graciously show hospitality to strangers who turn out to be, none other than Mercury, messenger of the Gods and old Jupiter, Father of us all. From an empty pitcher, milk flows endlessly. Find out what happens to the mean villagers when the valley fills with water. Who is Quicksilver and why does he have wings on his feet?Optimized for Kindle devices and featuring Panel Zoom facility. Lovingly created from 1953 to 1969, Classics Illustrated Junior continues to bring joy and wonder to young children through beautifully-illustrated adaptations of the world's most beloved fairy tales and stories by the world's greatest authors.A collection of Classics Illustrated Junior books is a great way to encourage reading and adventure in any young child.
This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Novels (All 8 Unabridged Hawthorne Novels and Romances)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
Table of Contents:
Fanshawe
The Scarlet Letter
The House of the Seven Gables
The Blithedale Romance
The Marble Faun or The Romance of Monte Beni (Transformation)
The Dolliver Romance (unfinished)
Septimius Felton or, the Elixir of Life
Doctor Grimshawe's Secret: A romance (unfinished)
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. He is seen as a key figure in the development of American literature for his tales of the nation's colonial history. Between about 1825 and 1850, he developed his talent by writing short fiction and the novel Fanshawe (1828). Then he gained international fame for his novel The Scarlet Letter, a masterpiece of American literature.
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Twice-Told Tales
Mosses from an Old Manse, and other stories
The Snow Image and other stories
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. He is seen as a key figure in the development of American literature for his tales of the nation's colonial history. Between about 1825 and 1850, he developed his talent by writing short fiction and the novel Fanshawe (1828). Then he gained international fame for his novel The Scarlet Letter, a masterpiece of American literature.
Este ebook presenta "La letra escarlata (texto completo, con índice activo)" con un sumario dinámico y detallado.
La letra escarlata es una novela de Nathaniel Hawthorne, publicada en 1850. Está enmarcada en la puritana Nueva Inglaterra de principios del siglo XVII. Relata la historia de Hester Prynne, una mujer acusada de adulterio y condenada a llevar en su pecho una letra "A", de adúltera, que la marque. Ella no revela la identidad del padre de su hija, y trata de vivir en una sociedad injusta e hipócrita con dignidad. En la novela, Hawthorne trata los temas de la gracia divina, la justicia y el castigo.
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864) fue un novelista y cuentista estadounidense. Es considerado figura clave en el desarrollo de la literatura norteamericana en sus orígenes. Hawthorne es conocido sobre todo por sus relatos breves -que él llamó "cuentos"-, muchas veces de contenido siniestro, al gusto de la época, y por sus cuatro novelas largas: La letra escarlata (1850), La casa de los siete tejados (1851), La novela de Blithedale (1852) y El fauno de mármol (1860).
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The Scarlet Letter was published in 1850; it was one of the first books to be massproduced in America, which helped ensure its immediate popularity and ubiquitous presence on contemporary shelves. Its first printing of 2,500 books sold out in ten days.
The novel is set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony between the years 1642 and 1649. Hester Prynne has had a child out of wedlock, and its father is a mystery. For her sin, she is made to wear an embroidered scarlet A on her clothes-for "Adulteress." She now faces a life of unending shame in the stern and religious Puritan colony, in a part of the world where there are no others to turn to.
While the plot is simple, the novel is highly allegorical. It explores themes of sin, guilt, repentance, forgiveness, alienation, and legalism. Characters have symbolic names and appearances, and many aspects of the narrative can be viewed in a symbolist lens.
Hawthorne initially thought the novel was too short for publication on its own; to pad the length, he included the "Customhouse" introduction. The introduction angered the residents of Salem, who thought the introduction was poking meanspirited fun at them. This prompted Hawthorne to republish the book "without the change of a word," but with a reassurance that the introduction was meant in good spirits.
The novel has been consistently popular since its publication, with it being required reading in many American high schools. D. H. Lawrence called it "a perfect work of American imagination."
Der Roman spielt im Boston des 17. Jahrhunderts. Puritanisches Denken und Leben prägt den Lebenswandel der Bevlkerung. Inmitten lebt Hester, deren Mann auf eigentümliche Weise verschwunden ist. Während seiner Abwesendheit wird sie schwanger und wird als Ehebrecherin Verurteilt. Noch in der Haft gebärt sie ihre Tochter Perle. Nach der Haftentlassung muss sie drei Stunden am Pranger stehen und als lebenslängliche Strafe den Buch scharlachroten Buchstaben "E" für "Ehebrecherin" tragen.
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"The Blithedale Romance" is a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne published in 1852. The story takes place in the mid-1800s and revolves around the conflict between the ideals of a communist community called Blithedale and the private desires and romantic rivalries of its members. The protagonist, Miles Coverdale, moves to Blithedale and becomes intrigued by the legend of the Veiled Lady, a clairvoyant who has recently stopped performing. He forms relationships with Hollingsworth, Priscilla, and Zenobia, but tensions arise as their personal ambitions clash. Coverdale falls ill and develops a close bond with Hollingsworth, but their friendship ends when they disagree on the future of Blithedale. Coverdale leaves for the city and encounters Priscilla and Zenobia, leading to shocking revelations about their past. The story concludes with tragedy and the realization of the impact of Zenobia's death on the characters. The novel is narrated by Coverdale, whose narrative style is erratic and dreamlike. It is based on Hawthorne's experiences at Brook Farm, an experimental commune, and explores themes of utopianism, morality, and the conflict between fiction and reality. Despite receiving mixed reviews upon publication, "The Blithedale Romance" is considered a significant work in Hawthorne's literary career.
The Blithedale Romance is the story of four principal characters who work with -- and sometimes against -- each other on Blithedale, a communal farm antecedent to those that sprang up later in the 1960s, and similar to one on which Hawthorne himself lived in 1841. These communes arose out of the pressures on society and the individual brought by the Industrial Revolution. Some were organized around religious philosophies, some were secular. Among the secularists, the Transcendental movement mentioned in the novel espoused the idea that the individual's intuition, rather than religious dogma, was the true path to spiritual enlightenment. Our four characters, like so many who fled to these communes, struggle to free mankind from bondage as they struggle with the unaccustomed day-to-day tasks of farm life. But they are plagued by a mystery that follows them from the world, and ultimately leads to tragedy. (Summary by Christine Dufour)
The story is set in Padua in a distant, but unspecified past. From his quarters, Giovanni, a young student of letters, observes Beatrice, the beautiful daughter of Dr. Rappaccini, a scientist working in isolation. Beatrice is confined to the lush and locked gardens filled with poisonous plants by her father. Having fallen in love, Giovanni enters the garden and meets with Beatrice a number of times regardless of the warning of his mentor, Professor Baglioni, that Rappaccini is up to no good and he and his work should be avoided. -- Wikipedia.
Twice-Told Tales is a short story collection in two volumes by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The first was published in the spring of 1837, and the second in 1842. The stories had all been previously published in magazines and annuals, hence the name. (Introduction by Wikipedia)
The wrongdoing of one generation lives into the successive ones and... becomes a pure and uncontrollable mischief. Hawthorne's moral for "The House of the Seven Gables," taken from the Preface, accurately presages his story. The full weight of the gloomy mansion of the title seems to sit on the fortunes of the Pyncheon family. An ancestor took advantage of the Salem witch trials to wrest away the land whereon the house would be raised... but the land's owner, about to be executed as a wizard, cursed the Pyncheon family until such time as they should make restitution.Now, almost two centuries later, the family is in real distress. Hepzibah, an old maid and resident of the house, is forced by advanced poverty to open a shop in a part of the house. Her brother Clifford has just been released from prison after serving a thirty-year sentence for murder, and his mind struggles to maintain any kind of hold on reality. Cousin Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon is making himself odious by threatening to have Clifford committed to an institution. And after all these years, the deed to a vast tract of land, that would settle great wealth on the family, is still missing.One bright ray of sunshine enters the house when cousin Phoebe arrives for an extended stay to allow unhappy matters in her end of the family to sort themselves out. While she lightens the lives of Hepzibah and Clifford, she also attracts the attention of a mysterious lodger named Holgrave, who has placed himself near the Pyncheon family for reasons that only come clear at the end of the story.The real crisis arrives when the Judge, who strongly resembles the Colonel Pyncheon who built the house so many years ago, steps up his demands on Hepzibah and Clifford and unwittingly triggers the curse. (Summary by Mark F. Smith)
A collection of four short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the common theme of which is New Hampshire's White Mountains. Consists of: The Great Stone Face, written in 1850 and revolves around the 'Old Man of the Mountain in New Hampshire which sadly collapsed on May 3, 2003; The Ambitious Guest, written in 1835; The Great Carbuncle, written in 1837; and Sketches From Memory, written sometime prior to The Great Carbuncle as will become obvious.
In writing this ponderous tome, the author's desire has been to describe the eminent characters and remarkable events of our annals, in such a form and style, that the YOUNG might make acquaintance with them of their own accord. For this purpose, while ostensibly relating the adventures of a Chair, he has endeavored to keep a distinct and unbroken thread of authentic history. The Chair is made to pass from one to another of those personages, of whom he thought it most desirable for the young reader to have vivid and familiar ideas, and whose lives and actions would best enable him to give picturesque sketches of the times. On its sturdy oaken legs, it trudges diligently from one scene to another, and seems always to thrust itself in the way, with most benign complacency, whenever a historical personage happens to be looking round for a seat. - Summary from Preface by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Mosses from an Old Manse is a short story collection by Nathaniel Hawthorne, first published in 1846. The collection includes several previously-published short stories and is named in honor of The Old Manse where Hawthorne and his wife lived for the first three years of their marriage. A second edition was published in 1854, which added "Feathertop," "Passages from a Relinquished Work, and "Sketches from Memory." Many of the tales collected in "Mosses from an Old Manse" are allegories and, typical of Hawthorne, focus on the negative side of human nature. Hawthorne's friend Herman Melville noted this aspect in his review "Hawthorne and His Mosses": "This black conceit pervades him through and through. You may be witched by his sunlight, transported by the bright gildings in the skies he builds over you; but there is the blackness of darkness beyond; and even his bright gildings but fringe and play upon the edges of thunder-clouds." William Henry Channing reviewed the collection in The Harbinger and noted that its author "had been baptized in the deep waters of Tragedy" and his work was dark with only brief moments of "serene brightness" which was never brighter than "dusky twilight".
