5/13/2023 0 Comments Tanglewood tales book![]() ![]() ![]() I knew “The Minotaur,” and “Circe’s Palace,” only the gist of “The Golden Fleece” and “The Pomegranate Seeds,” and nothing of “The Pygmies” or “The Dragon’s Teeth.” So, even just reading the collection was fun. I laughed out loud I read passages to my husband.ĭespite going through Foundations, Challenge, and The Book of Virtues TV show, I had not truly heard most of the stories in Tanglewood. It felt American, the way Hawthorne does, and it felt ancient, the way mythology does, but it was also whimsical in a way I hadn’t expected from Hawthorne. I started reading.įorget that only after weeks of writing a paper on “Ethan Brand” could I finally, genuinely like something that Hawthorne wrote. ![]() As a relatively new employee, I knew I could not raise my hand, clear my throat, and say “Excuse me? I’m sorry, but I mostly hate Hawthorne.” So I dove in. I was tasked with writing an introduction and footnotes for this collection of classic myths rewritten by Hawthorne. (Though, for the record, I ended up loving “Ethan Brand” and “The Birth-Mark.”) Even in college when I had to read Hawthorne’s short stories, I couldn’t get past a feeling of drudgery in some of his writing. ![]() I’m glad I read The Scarlet Letter in Challenge I, and I remember having fun discussing it and working through the symbolism, but…it wasn’t something I got excited about. I’m not sure if I’m supposed to say this or not, but I’ve always struggled to enjoy Hawthorne. “Edit Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Tanglewood Tales,” they said. ![]()
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