Nathaniel Hawthorne's personal family history, his boyhood in the Salem area of New England, and his reading of works about New England's Puritan era influenced his choice of witch and Devil lore as fictional material. The witchcraft trials in Salem were evidence (in Hawthorne's interpretation) of the errors of judgment and popular belief which are ever-present in the human race. He considered the witch and Devil doctrine of the seventeenth century to be indicative of the superstition, fear, and hatred which governs the lives of men even in later centuries. From the excesses of the witch-hunt period of New England history Hawthorne felt moral lessons could be derived.

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Thèse de doctorat : Anglais-Littérature américaine : Metz : 2006. / Thèse soutenue sur ensemble de travaux. Bibliogr. p. 335-360. Index de notions p. 361-367.

Thesis--Indiana University. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 215-224).

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Although Nathaniel Hawthorne was a serious didactic writer who was intent upon teaching a moral lesson, his tales contain many characters and episodes which are comic and intended to promote laughter. The purpose of this study was to determine the reasons, and the degree to which, Hawthorne used purely comic techniques in his writing.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Tulsa, 1978. / Bibliography: leaves 223-237.

Thesis (M.A.)--Eastern Illinois University, 1990. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 41-44).

Thesis--Indiana University. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 215-224). Also issued in print.