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published
2004
(first published 1844)
by Kessinger Publishing
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Paperback, 48 pages
isbn
1419143956
(isbn13: 9781419143953)
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Nor did he fail again to observe, or imagine, an analogy between the beautiful girl and the gorgeous shrub that hung its gem-like flowers over the fou...more
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recommended to Tambre by:
I had to read it for school
recommends it for: no one with logic
recommends it for: no one with logic
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Read in October, 2008
recommended to Cortney by:
Leigh at Vermont Studio Center, who is awesome.
My ovaries twanged a little as I finished this one. I (briefly) wanted to have child so I could read this to her as a bedtime story. Strange, yes, but I think this story is a beautiful fairy tale that reaches back into our bedtime reading routines from childhood. This is the gothic, deathly, sickly beautiful story I wanted when I was eight. Or twelve. Or twenty-seven.
The language gave me the giggles in a couple places. "Intercourse" could mean conversation circa 1850. "Relati...more
The language gave me the giggles in a couple places. "Intercourse" could mean conversation circa 1850. "Relati...more
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Read in September, 2007
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Rappaccini's daughter is a paradoxical story about love and death and can be consider as the short story in the Puritan Era that become one of those which lead to Science Fiction. The story can be an allegory for the Garden of Eden with poisonous fruit-here is a plants and temptation with its consequences.
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I wrote my B.A. thesis paper about this short story. I've given it five stars, but only because I've spent so many hours poring over this text. Like a boyfriend you've spent too much time with, I can no longer tell if I love it, or if I just know it really, really well.
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Read in January, 2008
This has to be one of my favorite short stories of all times. Hawthorne, writing in a style unlike his novels, tells a vivid story about the toxicity of love and the allure of evil. I've read it a dozen times, and will probably read it a dozen more.
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Read in January, 1995
I read this story at least twice a year, and teach it once in awhile. It's heavy, and full of intelligent symbols, and the moral reaches into the reader's chest and twists the heart. Brilliant is surely the right word to describe this short story!
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This is my favorite short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is about a father who is afraid to lose his daughter so he raises her in a poisonous garden. By doing this, she becomes poisonous and every man that comes to court her dies.
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Read in August, 2007
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It's 40 pages, so not a huge time commitment. The first 25 pages are pretty slow, but the end is great!
This is a read for adults. I don't think my students will be able to get through the antiquated language.
This is a read for adults. I don't think my students will be able to get through the antiquated language.
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This tale is classic. It should be revisited often. Its about a man who genetically creates his offspring and the consequences of his choice. Very Sci-Fi
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Don't remember the specifics, but it was one of the pieces of American literature that I read for Early American Lit that I enjoyed so that says something.
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One of my favorite Hawthorne stories. It really reaches out and grabs you. For those who don't like Hawthorne, think about giving this one a try.
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Beatrice - Eve
Giovanni - Adam
Rappaccini- Satan / God
Baglioni - Jesus
Surprisingly enough i was amazed at how religious this story was.
Giovanni - Adam
Rappaccini- Satan / God
Baglioni - Jesus
Surprisingly enough i was amazed at how religious this story was.
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Read in September, 2004
Hawthorne twists a dark tale about forbidden love and toxic plants. It was also the inspiration for Little Shop of Horrors.
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This is a really wicked short story. It's still so relevant today with the possibilities of genetic engineering.
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Read in January, 1998
a good and interesting read - a bit eccentric but surprising as most of hawthorne's writings are.
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Didn't get attached to any of the characters so I didn't really care when they died of poison.
Read in January, 1993
I read this story ages ago, but by far one of my first favorites!
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Great short story to use with genetic engineering for advanced students
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"There is something truer and more real, than what we can see with the eyes, and touch with the finger."
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