〈영어로 읽는 고전 _ 나다니엘 호손의 에세이〉
Nathaniel Hawthorne 자신이 쓴 에세이로 1846년에 출판되었다.
이 에세이에서 Hawthorne은 작가로서 자신의 삶, 경험, 동기를 성찰하고 있다. 그는 매사추세츠 주 살렘에서 보낸 어린 시절과 청교도 조상이 그의 작품에 미친 영향에 대해 이야기한다. Hawthorne은 또한 사회에서 작가의 역할과 예술가와 대중 사이의 관계에 대한 그의 견해를 전하기도 한다.
에세이 전반에 걸쳐 Hawthorne은 글쓰기 과정에서 상상력과 창의성의 중요성을 강조하고 있다. 그는 작가를 상상의 깊이에서 세계와 인물을 불러내는 힘을 가진 일종의 마술사로 묘사하고 있다. Hawthorne은 또한 창작 과정에 종종 수반되는 고독과 자기 회의의 어려움을 인정하면서 작가로서의 도전과 보상에 대해 성찰한다.
〈Classics to read in English_ Nathaniel Hawthorne by Nathaniel Hawthorne 〉
An essay written by Nathaniel Hawthorne himself, published in 1846.
In this essay, Hawthorne is reflecting on his life, experiences, and motivations as a writer. He talks about his childhood in Salem, Massachusetts, and the influence of his Puritan ancestors on his work. Hawthorne also conveys his views on the writer's role in society and the relationship between artists and the public.
Throughout the essay, Hawthorne emphasizes the importance of imagination and creativity in his writing process. He describes the author as a kind of magician with the power to summon worlds and characters from the depths of imagination. Hawthorne also reflects on the challenges and rewards of his time as a writer, acknowledging the difficulties of solitude and self-doubt that often accompanied his creative process.
Summary
That very singular man, old Dr. Heidegger, once invited four venerable friends to meet him in his study. There were three white-bearded gentlemen, Mr. Medbourne, Colonel Killigrew, and Mr. Gascoigne, and a withered gentlewoman, whose name was the Widow Wycherly. They were all melancholy old creatures, who had been unfortunate in life, and whose greatest misfortune it was that they were not long ago in their graves. Mr. Medbourne, in the vigor of his age, had been a prosperous merchant, but had lost his all by a frantic speculation, and was now little better than a mendicant. Colonel Killigrew had wasted his best years, and his health and substance, in the pursuit of sinful pleasures,….
