“家即心之所在”——透视霍桑复杂的乡土情结

Home Is Where the Heart Is——To Prospect Hawthorne's Mixed Local-complex

美国 1 9世纪伟大的浪漫主义作家霍桑对故乡萨莱姆有着一种独特而又复杂的乡土情结 ,这不仅能从他的旅行日记和《海关》一文中得到直接的印证 ,而且能从他众多的短篇小说中得到间接的反映 ;本文试图对《伊桑·布兰德》等小说进行解读 ,以揭示霍桑内心深处那种复杂而又浓郁的乡情。

The great American romantic writer Hawthorne of 19 th century had a special and mixed complex to his hometown Salem, which was not only shown directly from his travelling diaries and the article ' Custom House', but also from many of his short stories. This paper analyzes his ' Ethan Brand'and his other short stories and writings to show Hawthorme's strong and mixed local complex to his hometown in the depth of his heart.