The Scarlet Letter and Selected Tales
por Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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- Aceitável
- Brochura
- Condição
- Aceitável
- ISBN 10
- 0140430520
- ISBN 13
- 9780140430523
- Livreiro
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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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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
- World of Books Ltd (GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- GOR004148515
- Título
- The Scarlet Letter and Selected Tales
- Autor
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Formato/Encadernação
- Brochura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Aceitável
- Quantidade Disponível
- 2
- ISBN 10
- 0140430520
- ISBN 13
- 9780140430523
- Editorial
- Penguin Classics
- Local de publicação
- London
- Esta edição foi publicada pela primeira vez
- 1970-09-30
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