A Pietist, or A Sceptic——On Hawthorne' s The Scarlet Letter and Puritanism Thought  

作　　者：刘峰 

机构地区：[1]Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022

出　　处：《长春理工大学学报（社会科学版）》2005年第1期47-48,51,共3页Journal of Changchun University of Science and Technology（Social Sciences Edition）

摘　　要：The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a classical novel in American literature in the 19th century.Hawthorne is deeply influenced by Puritanism.His representative work, The Scarlet Letter, reflects the Calvinistic thought of "Original Sin".His novel also expresses his pious attitude with skepticism for ethics and morality of Puritanism.On one hand,Hawthorne strongly criticizes Calvinism for constraining human nature, and on the other hand, regards some social problems as the sake of evil human nature.He advocates the believers to clear themselves of guilt and to purify their hearts by penitence and kindness.The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a classical novel in American literature in the 19th century. Hawthorne is deeply influenced by Puritanism. His representative work, The Scarlet Letter, reflects the Calvinistic thought of 'Original Sin'. His novel also expresses his pious attitude with skepticism for ethics and morality of Puritanism. On one hand, Hawthorne strongly criticizes Calvinism for constraining human nature, and on the other hand, regards some social problems as the sake of evil human nature. He advocates the believers to clear themselves of guilt and to purify their hearts by penitence and kindness.

关 键 词：HAWTHORNE The SCARLET Letter PIETY DOUBT PURITANISM CALVINISM 

分 类 号：I712.4[文学—其他各国文学]