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"Old Ticonderoga: A Picture of the Past"는 Nathaniel Hawthorne이 쓴 단편 소설로 1846년에출판되었다.
"Old Ticonderoga"에서 Hawthorne은 독자를 Fort Ticonderoga의 폐허가 있는 황무지의 외딴 지역으로 안내한다. 이야기는 이 유적지를 방문하고 프렌치 인디언 전쟁 중에 그곳에서 일어났던 역사적 사건을 회상하는 한 남자의 해설로 이루어진다.
생생한 묘사와 역사적 암시를 통해 Hawthorne은 잊혀지지 않는 과거의 그림을 그려 신비로움과 우울함을 불러일으킨다. 요새의 폐허는 시간의 흐름과 인간 업적의 필연적인 쇠퇴를 상징하는 강력한 상징이다.
〈Classics to read in English_ Old Ticonderoga, a Picture of the Past by Nathaniel Hawthorne〉
"Old Ticonderoga: A Picture of the Past" is a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in 1846.
In "Old Ticonderoga," Hawthorne takes his readers to a remote area of the wilderness where the ruins of Fort Ticonderoga are located. The story is narrated by a man who visits the site and recalls the historical events that took place there during the French and Indian War.
Through his vivid descriptions and historical allusions, Hawthorne paints a haunting picture of the past, evoking mystery and melancholy. The ruins of the fortress are a powerful symbol of the passage of time and the inevitable decline of human achievements.
Summary
The greatest attraction, in this vicinity, is the famous old fortress of Ticonderoga, the remains of which are visible from the piazza of the tavern, on a swell of land that shuts in the prospect of the lake. Those celebrated heights, Mount Defiance and Mount Independence, familiar to all Americans in history, stand too prominent not to be recognized, though neither of them precisely corresponds to the images excited by their names. In truth, the whole scene, except the interior of the fortress, disappointed me. Mount Defiance, which one pictures as a steep,……
