<영어로 읽는 고전 _ 나다니엘 호손의 예언적 그림>
"The Prophetic Pictures"는 Nathaniel Hawthorne의 단편소설로, 1836년 그의 컬렉션 "Twice-Told Tales"의 일부로 처음 출판되었다.
이 이야기는 상징성이 풍부하고 예술과 현실의 관계는 물론 인간 지식과 야망의 한계를 탐구하고 있다. 호손의 글쓰기 스타일은 로맨스, 우화, 도덕적 모호함이 혼합된 것이 특징이며, "예언적 그림"은 그의 작품의 전형적인 예다.
이 이야기는 던랩(Dunlap)의 디자인 예술의 역사(History of the Arts of Design)와 관련된 스튜어트(Stuart)의 일화에서 제안되었습니다. 이 책은 일반 독자에게 가장 재미있는 책이고, 예술가에게도 매우 흥미로운 책이라고 생각해야 합니다.
<A classic read in English_ The Prophetic Pictures by Nathaniel Hawthorne >
"The Prophetic Pictures" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, first published in 1836 as part of his collection "Twice-Told Tales".
The story is rich in symbolism and explores the relationship between art and reality as well as the limits of human knowledge and ambition. Hawthorne's writing style is characterized by a mixture of romance, allegory, and moral ambiguity, and "Prophetic Pictures" are typical examples of his work.
This story was suggested by Stuart's anecdote related to Dunlap's History of the Arts of Design. This is a most interesting book for the general reader, and I should consider it a very interesting book for artists as well.
Summary
“But this painter!” cried Walter Ludlow, with animation. “He not only excels in his peculiar art, but possesses vast acquirements in all other learning and science. He talks Hebrew with Dr. Mather, and gives lectures in anatomy to Dr. Boylston. In a word, he will meet the best instructed man among us, on his own ground. Moreover, he is a polished gentleman,—a citizen of the world,—yes, a true cosmopolite; for he will speak like a native of each clime and country on the globe, except our own forests, whither he is now going. Nor is all this what I most admire in him.”
