The Scarlet Letter
Seiten
2016
Penguin Classics (Verlag)
978-0-14-310766-8 (ISBN)
Penguin Classics (Verlag)
978-0-14-310766-8 (ISBN)
The classic American novel, rejacketed with a new foreword by Tom Perotta and introduction by Hawthorne scholar Robert Milder
Set in the harsh Puritan community of 17th century Boston, this is a tale of an adulterous entanglement that results in an illegitimate birth. The mother of the child, Hester Prynne, is publicly disgraced and ostracized but emerges as the first true heroine of American fiction.
Set in the harsh Puritan community of 17th century Boston, this is a tale of an adulterous entanglement that results in an illegitimate birth. The mother of the child, Hester Prynne, is publicly disgraced and ostracized but emerges as the first true heroine of American fiction.
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was born in Salem, Massachusetts, where he wrote the bulk of his masterful tales of American colonial history. His career as a novelist began with The Scarlet Letter (1850) and also includes The house of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, and The Marble Faun.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.3.2016 |
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Einführung | Nina Baym |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 128 x 197 mm |
Gewicht | 224 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker |
Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
ISBN-10 | 0-14-310766-6 / 0143107666 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-14-310766-8 / 9780143107668 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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