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Title: Fire Worship (From "Mosses from an Old Manse")
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosses_from_an_Old_Manse
Note: Reading ease score: 58.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits: David Widger and Al Haines
Summary: "Fire Worship (From 'Mosses from an Old Manse')" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is an essay written in the early to mid-19th century, during the American Romantic period. This reflective piece captures the transition from traditional open fireplaces to the modernity of the air-tight stove, symbolizing a loss of warmth, connection, and the deep human experiences tied to fire. The essay conveys Hawthorne's nostalgia for the past and critiques the societal shift towards utilitarian inventions that lack the emotional and communal significance of a lively hearth. In this essay, Hawthorne mourns the decline of the open fireplace, which served not only as a source of warmth but also as a centerpiece for familial gatherings, storytelling, and shared companionship. He contrasts the communal spirit fostered by the flames of an open fire with the cold, isolating nature of a stove that confines fire to an iron prison. By illustrating vivid scenes of life around the hearth—from the clergyman's use of fire to inspire his sermons to the comforts it brought to families—Hawthorne highlights the detrimental effects of modernity on social interactions and the diminishing importance of shared, spontaneous moments. Overall, the essay serves as a lament for lost connections and the profound role that fire played in nurturing human relationships and emotional well-being. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
EBook No.: 9223
Published: Nov 1, 2005
Downloads: 186
Language: English
Subject: Short stories
Subject: New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Fire Worship (From "Mosses from an Old Manse")
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosses_from_an_Old_Manse
Note: Reading ease score: 58.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits: David Widger and Al Haines
Summary: "Fire Worship (From 'Mosses from an Old Manse')" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is an essay written in the early to mid-19th century, during the American Romantic period. This reflective piece captures the transition from traditional open fireplaces to the modernity of the air-tight stove, symbolizing a loss of warmth, connection, and the deep human experiences tied to fire. The essay conveys Hawthorne's nostalgia for the past and critiques the societal shift towards utilitarian inventions that lack the emotional and communal significance of a lively hearth. In this essay, Hawthorne mourns the decline of the open fireplace, which served not only as a source of warmth but also as a centerpiece for familial gatherings, storytelling, and shared companionship. He contrasts the communal spirit fostered by the flames of an open fire with the cold, isolating nature of a stove that confines fire to an iron prison. By illustrating vivid scenes of life around the hearth—from the clergyman's use of fire to inspire his sermons to the comforts it brought to families—Hawthorne highlights the detrimental effects of modernity on social interactions and the diminishing importance of shared, spontaneous moments. Overall, the essay serves as a lament for lost connections and the profound role that fire played in nurturing human relationships and emotional well-being. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
EBook No.: 9223
Published: Nov 1, 2005
Downloads: 186
Language: English
Subject: Short stories
Subject: New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.