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- Title: Sensitive Emulsions: Hawthorne's Proto-Photography (Critical Essay)
- Author : Nathaniel Hawthorne Review
- Release Date : January 22, 2009
- Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines,Books,Professional & Technical,Education,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 107 KB
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In Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1838 tale "Foot-prints on the Sea-shore," the narrator walks along a New England seashore, marveling at the sun, the sand, and the surf, as well as the occasional stranger. He is particularly interested in the borders where physical elements intersect, noting: Near the water's edge there is a wet margin, which glistens brightly in the sun-shine, and reflects objects like a mirror; and as we tread along the glistening border, a dry spot flashes around each footstep, but grows moist again as we lift our feet. In some spots, the sand receives a complete impression of the sole--square toe and all; elsewhere, it is of such marble firmness, that we must stamp heavily to leave a print even of the iron-shod heel. (452)