Nathaniel Hawthorn started writing The Scarlet Letter in 1847 and it was published in 1850. The Scarlet Letter is recognize by many 'critics as being one of the greatest of American novels.'1 Hawthorn created his own individual style of 'romance,' a style of writing. His own individual style of writing is now called 'Hawthorn's Theory of Romance'. His 'theory of Romance' is emphasized in The
Scarlet Letter in many different ways. The techniques Hawthorn used in The Scarlet Letter are basically from his 'theory of Romance.' Hawthorn uses his 'theory of Romance' in many different ways in The Scarlet Letter.
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