Young Goodman Brown and other Stories

Resumen del libro

Rich in allegory and symbolism, and suffused with darkness and tragedy, satire and touching humour, these tales, written by a master of the short-story genre, delve into the conflict between good and evil, explore the concept of Original Sin and repeatedly invite the reader to make their own judgements concerning what they can and cannot trust. Described by Herman Melville as being "as deep as Dante", Young Goodman Brown' is set during the Salem witch trials and features the sort of narrative ambiguities and troubling uncertainties over the reality of events that Hawthorne was known for, and which resurface in Rappaccini's Daughter' - also included in this volume - leading the readers to ponder what they have read long after the last page has been turned.

Biografía del autor

Nathaniel Hawthorne (Salem, Massachusetts, 1804-Plymouth, 1864) escribió alegorías, de las que, sorprendentemente, llegaría a arrepentirse. Fue amigo de Herman Melville, quien le dedicó Moby Dick. Fue un recluso voluntario, por una especie de malentendido con las puertas. Terminó sus días como Hölderlin, escribiendo encerrado en una torre. Poe, que no era de halago fácil, dijo de él: Lo considero uno de los pocos hombres de genio indiscutible que ha llegado a dar nuestro país . Para el editor Duy ckinck era como si ese genio, sin deudas respecto al pasado o a contemporáneos extranjeros , hubiera caído del cielo.