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N. Hawthorne "Rappaccini´s Daughter"
A Renaissance Tale of Human Hubris
On the Interrelationship of Setting, Theme and Characters
in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Rappaccini's Daughter"
Contents
Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 1
Argumentation...................................................................................................................... 2
1. The Fantastic Elements of the Setting.................................................................. 2
1.1. The Preface as a Foretaste..................................................................... 2
1.2. The Opening Phrase............................................................................... 3
1.3. Rappaccini's Garden.............................................................................. 3
1.3.a. The Garden of Eden and the Fairytale Garden....................... 3
1.3.b. Rappaccini's Garden as a Reflection of his Hubris .................5
2. The Renaissance as Temporal Setting.................................................................. 7
2.1. Direct Hints to the Renaissance............................................................. 7
2.2. The Renaissance as an Age of Radical Changes................................... 8
2.3. Italy …
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