In the article I discuss Nathaniel Hawthorne’s ecological imagination as problematized in his lesser-known short story “The Snow-Image: A Childish Miracle” (1849). Although Hawthorne wrote for children, it carries a darker gothic undertone, illustrating problematic aspect of Romantic nature/culture division. The focus my inquiry are potential implications. analytical framework is taken from And...

Penelitian ini mengkaji tiga cerita pendek Amerika yang berlatar zaman sejarah berbeda: “The Minister’s Black Veil” oleh Nathaniel Hawthorne (Kaum Puritan di New England), “Désirée’s Baby” Kate Chopin (Perbudakan Louisiana sebelum Perang Saudara), dan Ken Liu’s Paper Menagerie” (Pernikahan antar ras tahun 1970-an). Dengan menggunakan metode close reading, penelitian kualitatif menganalisis keti...

From the Publisher: Set amid glimmering lakes and disappearing forests of early United States, TheForest imagines how a wide variety Americans experienced their lives. Part truth, part fiction, featuringboth real invented characters, book follows painters, poets, enslaved people, farmers, artisansliving working in world still made largely wood. Some historical characters—such as ThomasCole, Mar...

Abstract This paper examines Nathaniel Hawthorne’s ecophilosophy in “Rappaccini’s Daughter” by focusing on his various representations of the natural environment and human relationship to it. It suggests that story reflects belief nature is divinely arranged humanity should protect rather than manipulate its systems. From perspective, disruption systems would not only cause extinction many anim...

This contribution examines the latest novel by Carlo Sgorlon, completed on June 24, 2008, but published posthumously, ten years after author’s death: L’isola di Brendano ( Brendano’s Island). The book introduces character types dear to Italian writer: Mac Finnegan, a hard-working and creative architect of Irish origin, who comes from abroad Vallorsaria, an imaginary town in Alps, where he falls...