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The Scarlet Letter, a Romance
por Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Usado
- Bom
- Brochura
- Condição
- Bom
- ISBN 10
- 1551110466
- ISBN 13
- 9781551110462
- Livreiro
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Ridgeley, West Virginia, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
423 pp. Introduction and notes by the editor, John Stephen Martin. In as new condition. Edition is based on the first edition.
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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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Grampy's Bookcase
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 2bc1700416
- Título
- The Scarlet Letter, a Romance
- Autor
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Bom
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Encadernação
- Brochura
- ISBN 10
- 1551110466
- ISBN 13
- 9781551110462
- Editorial
- Broadview Literary Texts
- Local de publicação
- Peterborough, Canada
- Data de publicação
- 1995-01
- Palavras-chave
- 19th Century American literature
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Sobre o Vendedor
Grampy's Bookcase
Membro de Biblio desde 2018
Ridgeley, West Virginia
Sobre Grampy's Bookcase
A private collector with over three thousand quality used books. Many books are quite old and cover many topics, particularly history and related social sciences. Included is a large collection of early and mid 20th century books on the history of the labor movement and socialist party in the United States. After a lifetime of collecting, looking for good homes for these prized editions.
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