The Scarlet Letter: Nathaniel Hawthorne - Brossura

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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ISBN 10: 1847494218 ISBN 13: 9781847494214

Casa editrice: Alma Books, 2015

Riassunto

Having been found guilty of adultery, Hester Prynne is forced to wear an embroidered scarlet letter A as a punishment for her sin. While her vengeful husband embarks on a quest to discover the identity of her lover, she is left to face the consequences of her infidelity and find a place for herself and her illegitimate child in the hostile environment of seventeenth-century Puritan Boston.

Nathaniel Hawthorne's tense narrative astonished readers with its unparalleled psychological depth when it first appeared, and the novel now stands as one of America's literary landmarks.

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L'autore:

Inspired by the Puritan past of his native New England, Nathaniel Hawthorne became a pivotal figure in the history of American literature, notably with his masterpiece, The Scarlet Letter.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

Part of Alma Classics Evergreen series, The Scarlet Letter is here presented with an extensive section on Hawthorne's life and works. Having been found guilty of adultery, Hester Prynne is forced to wear an embroidered scarlet letter "A" as a punishment for her sin. While her vengeful husband embarks on a quest to discover the identity of her lover, she is left to face the consequences of her infidelity and find a place for herself and her illegitimate child in the hostile environment of seventeenth-century Puritan Boston. Nathaniel Hawthorne's tense narrative astonished readers with its unparalleled psychological depth when it first appeared, and the novel now stands as one of America's literary landmarks.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Alma Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1847494218
• ISBN 13: 9781847494214
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 240