The Scarlet Letter Tapa dura - 1992

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 Tapa dura
• Edición Reprint Edition
• Páginas 352
• Volúmenes 1
• Idioma ENG
• Editorial Everyman, London, United Kingdom
• Fecha de publicación 1992
• ISBN 9781857151251 / 1857151259
• Peso 0.97 libras (0.44 kg)
• Dimensiones 8.19 x 5.28 x 0.73 pulgadas (20.80 x 13.41 x 1.85 cm)