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题目 symbolism in the scarlet letter
选题研究意义
the scarlet letter is an 1850 romantic work of fiction in a historical setting written by nathaniel hawthorne it is considered to be his magnum opus set in 17thcentury puritan boston massachusetts during the years 1642 to 1649 it tells the story of hester prynne who conceives a daughter through an adulterous affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity throughout the book hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt
hawthorne is a famous romantic novelist of the 19th century he was adept at using romantic imagination symbolism a plenty of moral subjective color and psychological analysis to explore the inner world of the characters and present the theme in his masterpiece the scarlet letter hawthorne makes full advantages of those language skills most importantly symbolism is throughout the whole novel and has varieties meaning so hawthorne is regarded as a pioneer of the modern symbolism literary this thesis briefly focuses on analyzing those symbolisms in the scarlet letter
symbolism is a kind of speech which depends on the inner link of two things uses some specific images to present abstract concepts thoughts and emotions symbolism plays a very important role in literary writing it brings a lofty significance to the article and makes the article have a subtle and profound theme
this thesis concentrates on the application of symbolism in the scarlet letter which is regarded as the major writing characteristic in the novel we can find symbolism in the change meaning of a in the symbol of the name of the characters in the meaning of the scenes it is no doubt that only by analyzing those symbolism in detail can we have a overall sense of the theme and get a better understanding of symbolism
选题研究现状
the scarlet letter is the first novel of hawthorne after the book advent in 1850 hawthorne became fame and recognized as the most important writer at that time further hawthorne called his romance as psychological romance this is enough shows that hawthorne had paid much attention to psychological description the reason why he attach much importance to psychological description is that on one hand he was affected by the times and religious confused with the spirit and the soul he thought since the soul have good and evil love and hate and have sins they are should be revealed so as to punishing evil and promoting virtue awarding love and suppressing hate but on the other hand people’s psychological depend on people’s behavior if we not analyze the character’s psychological we cannot understand the inner of the character we will inevitably seemed superficial for readers who are accustomed to reading our traditional techniques to draw characters they may feel the story rhythm is too slow but he is the originator of the american psychological novels after so many years the book always under worship the critics never stopped concerning about this novel the scarlet letter is now recognized as an immortal masterpieces hawthorne also received a high rating
the scarlet letter is an 1850 romantic work of fiction in a historical setting written by nathaniel hawthorne it is considered to be his magnum opus set in 17thcentury puritan boston massachusetts during the years 1642 to 1649 it tells the story of hester prynne who conceives a daughter through an adulterous affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity throughout the book hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt
in domestic many scholars have deeply researched the scarlet letter some analyzed it’s theme from the perspective of the society background and story structure some focus their research on how women pursuing marriage and amour under that society setting some scholars pay attention to the symbolism used in the novel but a majority of scholars put main energy on analyzing the psychology character image of the hero and heroin in the scarlet letter by analyzing the humanity of the three main characters we can understand the abominable influence on humanity resulted from puritanism
in our country there are many works about researching the scarlet letter for example hawthorne’s feminist thought reflected on hester prynne written by cheng shuhua paltiel guli isaac’s work from chinese feminist literary criticism perspective view hester prynne’s image in the scarlet letter
foreign scholars have a longer history in researching hawthorne in the early 1836 parker benjamin published the first article made commence on hawthorne’s works on the new england journal in 1932 randall stuart edited and published hawthorne’s american diary this pushed the research of hawthorne to a higher climax at that time the research began to involve hawthorne’s beauty theory and political point in 1976 american established research institute of hawthorne especially pay attention to hawthorne’s romance principle
some have suggested that the scarlet letter is far too descriptive to the point that the words loose meaning and the reader is desensitized to the message that the author is trying to convey this also causes the book to lose pace and turn off readers to reading hawthorne’s work entirely which is somewhat a pity considering hawthorne was quite the author in writing short stories and poems perhaps he felt he need to write a book on the subject because it was personal however many feel it is a short story with the length and pace of a great tome
hawthorne’s works really are good but some did find that this book did use too many words when just 1 or 2 would have been sufficient methinks that’s more a result of romantic style than it is his individual word choice the excess of words can be found in other books of that era like frankenstein (particularly percy’s edit) maskedsheik 6 january XX (utc)
contrary to what some believe this is a good book i think it is fine in the methods of descriptions though i will agree that at times you do get bored with it then again every book has it’s less interesting parts if you like to figure out symbolism or you like to see how people react in certain situations psychology it is interesting or you might read it due to the simple fact that it is required for school irrelevant of whether you guys think that this book is good or not the criticism section needs references perhaps including articles of literary critics or some other documented criticism of the novel just saying this is a good book doesn’t negate the need for such a section and saying some have suggested is bordering on weasel words let’s use actual citations not our own opinions although i personally agree that this book sucks i agree with the comment above if the article contains any opinions (which is debatable whether it should) they must be balanced and be from credible sources (wikipedia describing points of view)
most reviewers gave hawthorne’s novel high praise at the time of its publication evert a duyckinck one of the most influential critics of his day called the tale a psychological romance a study of character in which the human heart is anatomized carefully elaborately and with striking poetic and dramatic power he also praised hawthorne’s departure from the overly ornate writing style popular at the time which displayed artifice and effort at the expense of nature and ease duyckinck’s review was supported by most western scholars(wikipedia neutral point of view)
拟研究容思路
the scarlet letter is regarded as the first symbolism novel in american literature we can find symbolism throughout the whole novel and have varieties meaning such as the symbol of a the symbol of the character’s name the symbol of different scenes only by analyzing those symbolism in detail can we have a overall sense of the theme and get a better understanding of symbolism this thesis mainly involves following topics
1 introduction on hawthorne and the scarlet letter
11 introduction on hawthorne
12 introduction on the scarlet letter
13 introduction on the theme of the scarlet letter
2 introduction on symbolism
21 definition of symbolism
22 characteristics of symbolism
221 polysemy
222 uncertainty
3 the usage of symbolism in the scarlet letter
the symbol of a
311 a stands for adultery
312 a stands for alienation
313 a stands for able
314 a stands for angel
the symbol of the characters
hester prynne
arthur dimmsdale
roger chillingworth
pearl
the symbol of the scenes
the scaffold
the jail and the tomb
the valley
4 conclusion
研究创新点重难点
this thesis lays the emphasis on analyzing symbolism used in the scarlet letter as we all known the scarlet letter is regarded as the first symbolism novel in the american literature there are varieties of symbolism in the story such as the symbol of a the symbol of the characters name the symbol of different scenes
among them it is difficult to understand the symbol of a because a varies constantly with the development of the plot and they are often emerged in the critical period of the plot’s development
besides this thesis is on the unique position to reveal the symbolism of the scenes which is very innovative throughout the whole novel there are different scenes carrying different meanings though they have profound symbolism they rarely be discussed this thesis trying to make up for the shortage in this aspect
研究进程安排
december 20january 16 posing questions of the research and collecting materials
january 17february 28 analyzing the materials and writing an outline
march 7march 27 completing the first draft and seeking the supervisor’s advice
march 28 april 10 refining the paper according to supervisor’s suggestions
april 11 may 8 finalizing the thesis based on the set requirements
参考文献
[1] brown gillian hawthorne inheritance and women’s property studies in the novel 231 (spring 1991) 10718
[2] brodhead richard h hawthorne melville and the novel chicago and london the university of chicago press 1973
[3] chang yaoxin ed a survey of american literature [m] nankai university press1990
[4] george mcmichael ed 1985 concise anthology of american literature (second edition)[m] maemillan publishing company new york 181
[5] perryrb puritanism and democracy [m] newyorkvanguard press1944
[6] 霍桑霍桑作品集——红字[m]周晓贤邓延远译杭州浙江文艺出版社1995
[7] 霍桑红字 [m] 熊玉鹏贾文渊贾文浩译太原：北岳文艺出版XX
[8] 李儒寿 红字女公海丝特·白兰性格特征探析武汉学学报(文科 学版) XX
[9] 晓晋魏玲红字中象征原型模糊性义性矛盾性外国文学研究XX
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题目 symbolism in the scarlet letter
选题研究意义
the scarlet letter is an 1850 romantic work of fiction in a historical setting written by nathaniel hawthorne it is considered to be his magnum opus set in 17thcentury puritan boston massachusetts during the years 1642 to 1649 it tells the story of hester prynne who conceives a daughter through an adulterous affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity throughout the book hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt
hawthorne is a famous romantic novelist of the 19th century he was adept at using romantic imagination symbolism a plenty of moral subjective color and psychological analysis to explore the inner world of the characters and present the theme in his masterpiece the scarlet letter hawthorne makes full advantages of those language skills most importantly symbolism is throughout the whole novel and has varieties meaning so hawthorne is regarded as a pioneer of the modern symbolism literary this thesis briefly focuses on analyzing those symbolisms in the scarlet letter
symbolism is a kind of speech which depends on the inner link of two things uses some specific images to present abstract concepts thoughts and emotions symbolism plays a very important role in literary writing it brings a lofty significance to the article and makes the article have a subtle and profound theme
this thesis concentrates on the application of symbolism in the scarlet letter which is regarded as the major writing characteristic in the novel we can find symbolism in the change meaning of a in the symbol of the name of the characters in the meaning of the scenes it is no doubt that only by analyzing those symbolism in detail can we have a overall sense of the theme and get a better understanding of symbolism
选题研究现状
the scarlet letter is the first novel of hawthorne after the book advent in 1850 hawthorne became fame and recognized as the most important writer at that time further hawthorne called his romance as psychological romance this is enough shows that hawthorne had paid much attention to psychological description the reason why he attach much importance to psychological description is that on one hand he was affected by the times and religious confused with the spirit and the soul he thought since the soul have good and evil love and hate and have sins they are should be revealed so as to punishing evil and promoting virtue awarding love and suppressing hate but on the other hand people’s psychological depend on people’s behavior if we not analyze the character’s psychological we cannot understand the inner of the character we will inevitably seemed superficial for readers who are accustomed to reading our traditional techniques to draw characters they may feel the story rhythm is too slow but he is the originator of the american psychological novels after so many years the book always under worship the critics never stopped concerning about this novel the scarlet letter is now recognized as an immortal masterpieces hawthorne also received a high rating
the scarlet letter is an 1850 romantic work of fiction in a historical setting written by nathaniel hawthorne it is considered to be his magnum opus set in 17thcentury puritan boston massachusetts during the years 1642 to 1649 it tells the story of hester prynne who conceives a daughter through an adulterous affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity throughout the book hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt
in domestic many scholars have deeply researched the scarlet letter some analyzed it’s theme from the perspective of the society background and story structure some focus their research on how women pursuing marriage and amour under that society setting some scholars pay attention to the symbolism used in the novel but a majority of scholars put main energy on analyzing the psychology character image of the hero and heroin in the scarlet letter by analyzing the humanity of the three main characters we can understand the abominable influence on humanity resulted from puritanism
in our country there are many works about researching the scarlet letter for example hawthorne’s feminist thought reflected on hester prynne written by cheng shuhua paltiel guli isaac’s work from chinese feminist literary criticism perspective view hester prynne’s image in the scarlet letter
foreign scholars have a longer history in researching hawthorne in the early 1836 parker benjamin published the first article made commence on hawthorne’s works on the new england journal in 1932 randall stuart edited and published hawthorne’s american diary this pushed the research of hawthorne to a higher climax at that time the research began to involve hawthorne’s beauty theory and political point in 1976 american established research institute of hawthorne especially pay attention to hawthorne’s romance principle
some have suggested that the scarlet letter is far too descriptive to the point that the words loose meaning and the reader is desensitized to the message that the author is trying to convey this also causes the book to lose pace and turn off readers to reading hawthorne’s work entirely which is somewhat a pity considering hawthorne was quite the author in writing short stories and poems perhaps he felt he need to write a book on the subject because it was personal however many feel it is a short story with the length and pace of a great tome
hawthorne’s works really are good but some did find that this book did use too many words when just 1 or 2 would have been sufficient methinks that’s more a result of romantic style than it is his individual word choice the excess of words can be found in other books of that era like frankenstein (particularly percy’s edit) maskedsheik 6 january XX (utc)
contrary to what some believe this is a good book i think it is fine in the methods of descriptions though i will agree that at times you do get bored with it then again every book has it’s less interesting parts if you like to figure out symbolism or you like to see how people react in certain situations psychology it is interesting or you might read it due to the simple fact that it is required for school irrelevant of whether you guys think that this book is good or not the criticism section needs references perhaps including articles of literary critics or some other documented criticism of the novel just saying this is a good book doesn’t negate the need for such a section and saying some have suggested is bordering on weasel words let’s use actual citations not our own opinions although i personally agree that this book sucks i agree with the comment above if the article contains any opinions (which is debatable whether it should) they must be balanced and be from credible sources (wikipedia describing points of view)
most reviewers gave hawthorne’s novel high praise at the time of its publication evert a duyckinck one of the most influential critics of his day called the tale a psychological romance a study of character in which the human heart is anatomized carefully elaborately and with striking poetic and dramatic power he also praised hawthorne’s departure from the overly ornate writing style popular at the time which displayed artifice and effort at the expense of nature and ease duyckinck’s review was supported by most western scholars(wikipedia neutral point of view)
拟研究容思路
the scarlet letter is regarded as the first symbolism novel in american literature we can find symbolism throughout the whole novel and have varieties meaning such as the symbol of a the symbol of the character’s name the symbol of different scenes only by analyzing those symbolism in detail can we have a overall sense of the theme and get a better understanding of symbolism this thesis mainly involves following topics
1 introduction on hawthorne and the scarlet letter
11 introduction on hawthorne
12 introduction on the scarlet letter
13 introduction on the theme of the scarlet letter
2 introduction on symbolism
21 definition of symbolism
22 characteristics of symbolism
221 polysemy
222 uncertainty
3 the usage of symbolism in the scarlet letter
the symbol of a
311 a stands for adultery
312 a stands for alienation
313 a stands for able
314 a stands for angel
the symbol of the characters
hester prynne
arthur dimmsdale
roger chillingworth
pearl
the symbol of the scenes
the scaffold
the jail and the tomb
the valley
4 conclusion
研究创新点重难点
this thesis lays the emphasis on analyzing symbolism used in the scarlet letter as we all known the scarlet letter is regarded as the first symbolism novel in the american literature there are varieties of symbolism in the story such as the symbol of a the symbol of the characters name the symbol of different scenes
among them it is difficult to understand the symbol of a because a varies constantly with the development of the plot and they are often emerged in the critical period of the plot’s development
besides this thesis is on the unique position to reveal the symbolism of the scenes which is very innovative throughout the whole novel there are different scenes carrying different meanings though they have profound symbolism they rarely be discussed this thesis trying to make up for the shortage in this aspect
研究进程安排
december 20january 16 posing questions of the research and collecting materials
january 17february 28 analyzing the materials and writing an outline
march 7march 27 completing the first draft and seeking the supervisor’s advice
march 28 april 10 refining the paper according to supervisor’s suggestions
april 11 may 8 finalizing the thesis based on the set requirements
参考文献
[1] brown gillian hawthorne inheritance and women’s property studies in the novel 231 (spring 1991) 10718
[2] brodhead richard h hawthorne melville and the novel chicago and london the university of chicago press 1973
[3] chang yaoxin ed a survey of american literature [m] nankai university press1990
[4] george mcmichael ed 1985 concise anthology of american literature (second edition)[m] maemillan publishing company new york 181
[5] perryrb puritanism and democracy [m] newyorkvanguard press1944
[6] 霍桑霍桑作品集——红字[m]周晓贤邓延远译杭州浙江文艺出版社1995
[7] 霍桑红字 [m] 熊玉鹏贾文渊贾文浩译太原：北岳文艺出版XX
[8] 李儒寿 红字女公海丝特·白兰性格特征探析武汉学学报(文科 学版) XX
[9] 晓晋魏玲红字中象征原型模糊性义性矛盾性外国文学研究XX
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