〈영어로 읽는 고전 _ 나다니엘 호손의 불의 숭배〉
"Fire Worship"은 Nathaniel Hawthorne의 단편소설로, 1843년 그의 컬렉션 "The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales"의 일부로 처음 출판되었다.
"Fire Worship"에서 Hawthorne은 불꽃을 축하하고 숭배하기 위해 겨울 저녁 모닥불 주위에 모인 일단의 사람들에 대한 이야기를 들려준다. 그들은 함께 모여 이야기와 추억을 나누며, 각자는 불의 따뜻함 속에서 위안과 위안을 찾는다.
불 숭배 의식을 통해 Hawthorne은 공동체, 전통, 스토리텔링의 힘이라는 주제를 다룬다. 이 이야기는 인간의 연결 욕구와 의식과 전통이 사람들을 하나로 모을 수 있는 방식에 대한 호손의 관심을 반영하고 있다.
〈A classic read in English_ Fire Worship by Nathaniel Hawthorne 〉
"Fire Worship" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, first published in 1843 as part of his collection "The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales".
In "Fire Worship," Hawthorne tells the story of a group of people who gather around a bonfire on a winter evening to celebrate and worship the flames. They come together to share stories and memories, each finding solace and solace in the warmth of the fire.
Through the fire worship ritual, Hawthorne addresses themes of community, tradition, and the power of storytelling. The story reflects Hawthorne's interest in the human need for connection and the ways rituals and traditions can bring people together.
Summary
It is a great revolution in social and domestic life, and no less so in the life of a secluded student, this almost universal exchange of the open fireplace for the cheerless and ungenial stove. On such a morning as now lowers around our old gray parsonage, I miss the bright face of my ancient friend, who was wont to dance upon the hearth and play the part of more familiar sunshine. It is sad to turn from the cloudy sky and sombre landscape; from yonder hill, with its crown of rusty, black pines, ….
