The Scarlet Letter (Collins Classics) [Lingua inglese] - Brossura

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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ISBN 10: 0007350929 ISBN 13: 9780007350926

Casa editrice: Harper UK, 2009

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'Ah, but let her cover the mark as she will, the pang of it will be always in her heart.'

A tale of sin, punishment and atonement, The Scarlet Letter exposes the moral rigidity of a 17th-Century Puritan New England community when faced with the illegitimate child of a young mother. Regarded as the first real heroine of American fiction, it is Hester Prynne's strength of character that resonates with the reader when her harsh sentence is cast. It is in her refusal to reveal the identity of the father in the face of her accusers that Hawthorne champions his heroine and berates the weakness of Society for attacking the innocent.

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L'autore:

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and biographer. His work centres on his New England home and often features moral allegories with Puritan inspiration, with themes revolving around inherent good and evil. His fiction works are considered part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, Dark romanticism.

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Book by Hawthorne Nathaniel

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• Editore: Harper UK
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0007350929
• ISBN 13: 9780007350926
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 336