The Scarlet Letter Tapa blanda - 2015

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; Introduction by Mike Lee Davis
• Encuadernación Tapa blanda
• Edición Reprint
• Páginas 260
• Volúmenes 1
• Idioma ENG
• Editorial Race Point Publishing
• Fecha de publicación 2015-02
• ISBN 9781631060717 / 1631060716
• Peso 0.78 libras (0.35 kg)
• Dimensiones 7.75 x 6.13 x 0.63 pulgadas (19.69 x 15.57 x 1.60 cm)
• Nivel de lectura 410
• Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Psychological fiction
• Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 1086793
• Dewey Decimal Code FIC