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The presentation posits that the thematic coherence of these cycles underscores a key dimension of liminality, where a story gains profound meaning upon reintegration into its intended context. Furthermore, Hawthorne's initiation stories, featured in projected volumes like Provincial Tales and The Story Teller, highlight the dynamic and fluid nature of identity within democratic American spaces. In Hawthorne's work, and indeed in much of American fiction, identity is not a static entity to be discovered but a continuous process of flux, necessitating constant creation or risking loss. The paper argues that Hawthorne's pervasive use of liminality in plot, characterization, and setting is fundamental to his exploration of both the potential and the constraints inherent in American democracy. The quintessential Hawthorne story is depicted as an initiation narrative, unfolding in settings that transition from tangible reality to dream-like, often nightmarish, realms, and from historically grounded landscapes to symbolic and psychological territories.","Alfred Bendixen  \n\"The Liminal Spaces of Hawthorne's Short Story Cycles\"  \nAlmost all of the short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne that we now admire and teach and write about were originally intended to be part of short-story cycles, unified and organized collections that deal with either Puritan History or the role of the Story Teller in American culture. My presentation focuses on the multiple dimensions of liminality in this fiction. The story that assumes a larger meaning when restored to its intended place in a thematic cycle clearly illustrates one aspect of liminality, but Hawthorne’s stories of initiation in both Provincial Tales and The Story Teller (the titles of his projected volumes) also focus on the fluidity of identity in specifically democratic spaces. Identity in Hawthorne and much of American fiction is not something fixed that can be found, but something always influx, something that must be either continually created or lost. His major stories tend to suggest liminality in his treatment of plot, character, and setting. Indeed, the characteristic Hawthorne story is a tale of initiation (successful or failed) within a setting that moves from reality to dream-world (often nightmare), from a landscape that is firmly rooted in historical detail to a realm that is largely symbolic and psychological. My presentation argues that this extensive use of liminality is central to Hawthorne’s vision of the possibilities and limitations of American democracy.","cbCaikpjRn3KYyY9","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikpjRn3KYyY9","pdf",130141,3,1,"English","en",105,"# \"The Liminal Spaces of Hawthorne's Short Story Cycles\"\n## Puritan History\n## Role of the Story Teller\n## Liminality in Hawthorne's Fiction\n## Identity in Flux\n## Initiation Stories\n## American Democracy","[{\"question\":\"What was the original intent behind Nathaniel Hawthorne's short stories?\",\"answer\":\"Almost all of Hawthorne's short stories were originally intended to be part of short-story cycles, unified collections that focus on either Puritan history or the role of the storyteller in American culture.\"},{\"question\":\"How does liminality manifest in Hawthorne's fiction?\",\"answer\":\"Liminality is evident in the stories' thematic coherence when restored to their cycles, in the fluidity of identity, and in settings that shift from reality to dream-worlds or from historical landscapes to symbolic and psychological realms.\"},{\"question\":\"What is Hawthorne's central argument regarding liminality and American democracy?\",\"answer\":\"The presentation argues that Hawthorne's extensive use of liminality is central to his vision of the possibilities and limitations of American democracy, particularly in his treatment of plot, character, and setting.\"}]","Alfred Bendixen - 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