Hawthorne, Gender, And Death
The strategies that people use to come to terms with death mirror cultural beliefs about such crucial concerns as life’s purpose, the idea of happiness, and the nature of ethical relationships. This book considers Nathaniel Hawthorne’s representations of strategies of death denial and their compensatory consolations—emphasizing their effects on the relationship between men and women. Drawing upon a range of critical approaches, including cultural anthropology, psychoanalytic theory, political...
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The strategies that people use to come to terms with death mirror cultural beliefs about such crucial concerns as life’s purpose, the idea of happiness, and the nature of ethical relationships. This book considers Nathaniel Hawthorne’s representations of strategies of death denial and their compensatory consolations--emphasizing their effects on the relationship between men and women. Drawing upon a range of critical approaches, including cultural anthropology, psychoanalytic theory, political justice theory, feminist theory, and formal analysis, Weldon’s thought-provoking study offers fresh insights into the ethical, gender, and religious questions raised by Hawthorne’s novels.
Acknowledgments ixIntroduction 1Unholy Dying in The Scarlet Letter 13"The Custom-House," the Secular Pilgrim, and the Happy Death 33"Familial Immortality" and the "Dying of Death" in The House of the Seven Gables 53From Melancholy to Mourning: Death and Politics in The Blithedale Romance 83"Intimate Equality": Sacrifice and Death in The Marble Faun 113Conclusion 133Notes 153Bibliography 181Index 193
