The Scarlet Letter Mass market paperbound - 2004 - 2004th Edición

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.

Detalles

• Título The Scarlet Letter
• Autor Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Encuadernación Mass Market Paperbound
• Número de edición 2004th
• Edición 2004
• Páginas 372
• Volúmenes 1
• Idioma ENG
• Editorial Simon & Schuster, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Fecha de publicación 2004-05-01
• Features Table of Contents
• ISBN 9780743487566 / 0743487567
• Peso 0.43 libras (0.20 kg)
• Dimensiones 6.85 x 4.2 x 1.09 pulgadas (17.40 x 10.67 x 2.77 cm)
• Nivel de lectura 1280
• Temas
  • Chronological Period: 17th Century
  • Chronological Period: 18th Century
  • Cultural Region: New England
  • Geographic Orientation: Massachusetts
• Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Psychological fiction
• Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2005270414
• Dewey Decimal Code FIC