The Scarlet Letter 3e (NCE): 0 (Norton Critical Editions) - Softcover

Hawthorne, N

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393956539 ISBN 13: 9780393956535

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co., 1988

Synopsis

Hailed by Henry James as "the finest piece of imaginative writing yet put forth in the country, " Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" reaches to our nation's historical and moral roots for the material of great tragedy. Set in an early New England colony, the novel shows the terrible impact a single, passionate act has on the lives of three members of the community: the defiant Hester Prynne; the fiery, tortured Reverend Dimmesdale; and the obsessed, vengeful Chillingworth. With "The Scarlet Letter," Hawthorne became the first American novelist to forge from our Puritan heritage a universal classic, a masterful exploration of humanity's unending struggle with sin, guilt and pride.

About this title

Synopsis:

A story of love, guilt, sin and redemption played out against the stark background of Puritan New England.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0393956539
• ISBN 13: 9780393956535
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 456