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      • Abstract: Nathaniel Hawthorne's works are deeply influenced by the Bible, both in terms of its religious themes and its literary style. As a writer deeply rooted in the culture and history of New England, Hawthorne was familiar with the Bible from a young age, and it played an important role in shaping his worldview and artistic vision.
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  1. Mar 26, 2013 · But in Hawthorne’s writings, as in New England society more broadly, we see too that there was no immediate flight from Puritanism to secular humanism. Hawthorne wrestled mightily with spiritual and theological themes, with guilt and sin playing major roles in his body of work.

  2. Nathaniel Hawthorne was deeply influenced by Puritanism, which was the dominant religious and cultural force in New England during his lifetime. Puritanism emphasized the importance of the Bible as the ultimate authority on religious and moral matters, and this influence is evident in Hawthorne's works. Many of Hawthorne's stories are set in ...

  3. Feb 3, 2012 · The majority of criticism and scholarship devoted to the fiction of Nathaniel Hawthorne takes for granted the relationship between Hawthorne and the Bible, focusing instead upon theology and philosophy. This work proposes that the Bible was an important and pervasive influence in Hawthorne's fiction.

    • Conor Michael Walsh
    • 2009
  4. This work proposes that the Bible was an important and pervasive influence in Hawthorne's fiction. The Bible provides Hawthorne with numerous resources for both his artistic and moral concerns.

  5. Hawthorne speaks of a “storm of fire and brimstone”, of “true faith” and the “righteous man.”. Like Hester Prynne’s underlying crucifixion in The Scarlet Letter, “The Man of Adamant” presents a similar flavor of religious themes and symbols through the bible’s own words and ideas.

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  8. Nathaniel Hawthorne's Puritan ancestry and the Salem witch trials significantly influenced "Young Goodman Brown." His family's involvement in the trials and the strict moral codes of...

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