书名：Young Goodman Brown and Other Stories年轻的古德曼·布朗和其他故事

作者：Nathaniel Hawthorne
出版社名称：Alma Classics
出版时间：2018
语种：英文 
ISBN：9781847496522
商品尺寸：14.9 x 2.2 x 19.7 cm
包装：平装
页数：288 （以实物为准）

霍桑是美国文学史上著名的作家之一，他的作品被公认为是19世纪美国灿烂的文化遗产。由于富于寓言、忧郁、讽刺以及想象，他的作品在伴随着深入的心理洞察分析的同时，故事情节也总是出乎读者意料之外，因此一直吸引着大批的读者和学者深入研究。

Young Goodman Brown and Other Stories《年轻的古德曼·布朗和其他故事》收录了包括Young Goodman Brown《年轻的古德曼·布朗》在内的15篇霍桑经典的短篇故事。作者着重探讨道德和罪恶的问题，主张通过善行和自忏来洗刷罪恶、净化心灵，从而得到拯救。然而霍桑并非全写黑暗，他在揭露社会罪恶和人的劣根性的同时，对许多善良的主人公寄予极大的同情。

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, leading readers to ponder what they have read long after the last page has been turned.

Rich in allegory and symbolism, and suffused with darkness, tragedy, satire and the supernatural, the tales in this collection, written by a master of the short-story genre, delve into the conflict between good and evil, explore the concept of Original Sin and bring to life the moralistic and superstitious early days of the New England colonies.

Review
“He has the purest style, the finest taste... the most touching pathos, the most radiant imagination.”--Edgar Allan Poe

Young Goodman Brown and Other Stories《年轻的古德曼·布朗和其他故事》收录了霍桑的15篇短篇故事，包括Young Goodman Brown《年轻的古德曼·布朗》、The Gentle Boy《温顺男孩》、The Canterbury Pilgrims《罗杰-马文的葬礼》、Wakefield《威克菲尔德》、The Ambitious Guest《胸怀大志的访客》、The Maypole of Merry Mount《欢乐山的五月柱》等。

Contains: The Gentle Boy, My Kinsman, Major Molineux, Roger Malvin's Burial, The Canterbury Pilgrims, The Seven Vagabonds, The Grey Champion, Young Goodman Brown, Wakefield, The White Old Maid, The Ambitious Guest, The Maypole of Merry Mount, The Minister's Black Veil, Dr Heidegger's Experiment, The Man of Adamant and The Great Carbuncle.

纳撒尼尔·霍桑（Nathaniel Hawthorne，1804~1864），美国19世纪影响很大的浪漫主义小说家，美国心理分析小说的开创者。其小说在思想内容和艺术手法上都独具一格，他力图借助想象去挖掘历史素材，以表面温和而实质犀利的笔锋暴露黑暗、讽刺邪恶、揭示真理。爱伦·坡称他的小说“属于艺术的很高层次，是一种天才方能驾驭的艺术”。 霍桑的代表作包括长篇小说《红字》《七角楼房》，短篇小说集《重讲一遍的故事》《古宅青苔》《雪影》等。其中《红字》已成为世界文学经典，亨利·詹姆斯、爱伦·坡、赫尔曼·麦尔维尔等文学大师都深受其影响。

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and biographer. His work centres on his New England home and often features moral allegories with Puritan inspiration, with themes revolving around inherent good and evil. His fiction works are considered part of the Romantic Movement and, more specifically, Dark romanticism.