tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post6026976535676688242..comments2023-10-24T03:46:41.971-07:00Comments on Contingencies: Uncle AbeJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-15675084270409092142011-05-06T08:20:46.166-07:002011-05-06T08:20:46.166-07:00I'm not defending Hawthorne though found his e...I'm not defending Hawthorne though found his essay on Lincoln an interesting bit of Americana (given much of the current hype about Civil war history and all). Hawthorne worked for the Pierce Admin., and while you are correct that he was not an abolitionist , that doesn't necessarily imply that he agreed with Pierce's politics across the board. <br /><br />Moreover, Mor., people Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-37787014274357129232011-05-05T13:55:28.313-07:002011-05-05T13:55:28.313-07:00Of American literary history I know little to noth...Of American literary history I know little to nothing--a bit of A Scarlet Letter I recall, not entirely with pleasure. While Hawthorne was not incapable of eloquence, he-- in my estimation-- often seems to resort to rhetorical tricks, instead of creating inspired literature. <br /><br />Irregardless I am not convinced Hawthorne was sympathetic to the Northern cause. The essay above doesn't Moriartynoreply@blogger.com