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"The Blithedale Romance"는 Nathaniel Hawthorne이 쓴 소설로 1852년에 처음 출판되었다. Blithedale의 유토피아 공동체를 배경으로 한 실제 Brook Farm의 공동 생활 실험에서 영감을 받은 이 소설은 이상주의, 환멸, 그리고 인간관계의 복잡성을 다루고 있다.
이 이야기는 보다 만족스럽고 의미 있는 삶의 방식을 찾기 위해 Blithedale 커뮤니티에 합류한 젊은 이상주의자인 Miles Coverdale의 해설을 따라간다. Blithedale에서 그는 카리스마 있지만 수수께끼 같은 Hollingsworth, 미묘한 Priscilla, 신비한 Zenobia를 포함한 다양한 캐릭터를 만나게 된다. Coverdale이 지역 사회의 일에 점점 더 관여하게 되면서, 그는 그들의 유토피아적 열망을 약화시키겠다고 위협하는 비밀과 갈등을 밝혀낸다.
'블라이드데일 로맨스'는 등장인물들의 상호작용과 경험을 통해 개인의 자유, 사회 개혁, 행복 추구에 대한 질문과, 질투, 야망, 도덕적 모호함 등 인간 본성의 어두운 측면을 탐구하고 있다.
<A classic read in English_ The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne >
"The Blithedale Romance" is a novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and first published in 1852. Set in the utopian community of Blithedale and inspired by the real-life Brook Farm communal living experiment, the novel deals with idealism, disillusionment, and the complexities of human relationships.
The story follows the narration of Miles Coverdale, a young idealist who joins the Blithedale community in search of a more satisfying and meaningful way to live. At Blithedale, he meets a variety of characters, including the charismatic but enigmatic Hollingsworth, the ethereal Priscilla, and the mysterious Zenobia. As Coverdale becomes increasingly involved in the affairs of the community, he uncovers secrets and conflicts that threaten to undermine their utopian aspirations.
'Blithedale Romance' explores questions about personal freedom, social reform, and the pursuit of happiness, as well as the darker sides of human nature, such as jealousy, ambition, and moral ambiguity, through the characters' interactions and experiences.
Summary
The evening before my departure for Blithedale, I was returning to my bachelor apartments, after attending the wonderful exhibition of the Veiled Lady, when an elderly man of rather shabby appearance met me in an obscure part of the street.
"Mr. Coverdale," said he softly, "can I speak with you a moment?"
As I have casually alluded to the Veiled Lady, it may not be amiss to mention, for the benefit of such of my readers as are unacquainted with her now forgotten celebrity, that she was a phenomenon in the mesmeric line; one of the earliest that had indicated the birth of a new science,…….
