The Scarlet Letter Tapa blanda - 1995

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; John S. Martin (Editor)
• Encuadernación Tapa blanda
• Páginas 260
• Volúmenes 1
• Idioma ENG
• Editorial Broadview Press Inc, Peterborough,
• Fecha de publicación 1995-01
• ISBN 9781551110462 / 1551110466
• Peso 0.9 libras (0.41 kg)
• Dimensiones 8.44 x 5.52 x 0.76 pulgadas (21.44 x 14.02 x 1.93 cm)
• Nivel de lectura 410
• Dewey Decimal Code FIC