一、引言纳撒尼尔.霍桑是19世纪美国著名的浪漫主义小说家,是美国文学史上的先驱性人物,他把严肃的道德、历史内容与卓越的艺术表现形式巧妙地结合在一起;把天赋的想象力与高超的语言技巧融为一体。他是一位真正富有个性与创造力的作家,因而一直享誉世界文坛,至今盛名不衰。他的独特文风也深刻影响了后一代的作家,如海明威、菲兹杰拉德、福克纳等, I. Introduction Nathaniel Hawthorne is a famous American romantic novelist in the 19th century and a pioneer figure in American literary history. He cleverly combines serious moral and historical contents with excellent artistic expressions. The talent of imagination and superb language skills into one. He is a true writer who is full of personality and creativity and has enjoyed a reputation in the world literary world. His unique style of writing has also profoundly influenced the writers of the later generation, such as Hemingway, Fitzgerald and Faulkner,