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THE SCARLET LETTER
por Hawthorne, Nathaniel - Illustrated by Chris Duke
- Usado
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
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- ISBN 10
- 0913870935
- ISBN 13
- 9780913870938
- Livreiro
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CROTON-ON-HUDSON, New York, United States
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Sobre este item
Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1979. First Edition Thus; Special Edition. Hardcover. Book condition is Near Fine. A handsome volume with gilt decorations on the covers, gilt page edges, a hubbed spine, and accompanying decorated end papers. Text is clean and unmarked, illustrated. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Sinopse
The Scarlet Letter: A Romance (1850) is considered the American author Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'masterwork.' A work of historical fiction set in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during the Puritan settlement of 1642-1949 itells the story of Hester Prynne, who after having a child as a result of an extra-marital affair attempts to live a life of repentance and dignity although she is marked by having to wear a Scarlett A on her person. Throughout the novel, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt. The Scarlett Letter was one of the first mass-produced novels in the United States, prior printing of books generally done by hand. The 2,500 copies first printed sold out in days, and the mass-production of books opened up conversation about books and authors to a wider-audience on a national level. The first edition of The Scarlet Letter sold out in ten days and “made Hawthorne’s fame, changed his fortune and gave to our literature its first symbolic novel a year before the appearance of Melville’s Moby-Dick” (Bradley). Although an instant best-seller, the books sales over fourteen years only brought the author $1500.
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Em Oct 4 2010, Erhanilhan disse:
An absolute criticism of Puritan society. Hawthorne portrays the hypocritic sides of the society by pointing its discrepancies and ill-interpreted biblical sides deeds. He also shows that the society was not working in the name of god as stated; instead worked for a group of people (especially powerful) that keep the lines in hand.
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- Livreiro
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- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 9850
- Título
- THE SCARLET LETTER
- Autor
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel - Illustrated by Chris Duke
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First Edition Thus; Special Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0913870935
- ISBN 13
- 9780913870938
- Editorial
- Franklin Library
- Local de publicação
- Franklin Center, PA
- Data de publicação
- 1979
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