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The Use of "Identity" in Literature. Some Remarks on its Use in Hawthorne´s "Blithedale Romance" and Melville´s "Pierre"


Academic Paper, 1974

9 Pages, Grade: A


Abstract or Introduction

The aim of this essay is a comparison of the use uf "identity" in two works of American 19th century literature: Nathaniel Hawthrone´s "Blithedale Romance" and Hermann Melville´s" Pierre".

In a first part, the concept of the word identity and its origin dating back to John Lock are examined. A special focus is, hereby, laid on the the perceived difference between its original and its modern meaning. The second part ,then, puts emphasis on the different use Melville and Hawthorne make of the word in their respective writings, before, finally, giving a short conclusions of the findings of this essay. It shall be argued that Melville and Hawthorne, by using this adequate name for a well know struggle, can be called innovators of their time.

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Title
The Use of "Identity" in Literature. Some Remarks on its Use in Hawthorne´s "Blithedale Romance" and Melville´s "Pierre"
College
University of Massachusetts - Amherst  (English Department)
Grade
A
Author
Year
1974
Pages
9
Catalog Number
V514787
ISBN (eBook)
9783346116840
ISBN (Book)
9783346116857
Language
English
Keywords
Hawthorne, Melville, identity, Blithedale Romance, Pierre
Quote paper
Reiner Ruft (Author), 1974, The Use of "Identity" in Literature. Some Remarks on its Use in Hawthorne´s "Blithedale Romance" and Melville´s "Pierre", Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/514787

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