The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne (Paperback)
Product Details
- Barcode
- 9781586173142
- Department
- Books
- Released
- 30 Apr 2009
- Supply Source
- UK
Book
Summary
A key figure in the development of American literature, Nathaniel
Hawthorne was also profoundly influenced by his ancestors and the
Christianity that underscored their Puritan heritage. A literary
classic, The Scarlet Letter presents a profound meditation on the
nature of sin, repentance, and redemption, and on how such
Christian concepts may be integrated into American democracy. This
edition features an introduction by Aaron Urbanczyk, chair of the
literature department at Southern Catholic College, that explores
themes in The Custom-House that guide the reader's interpretation
of the text of the novel, and several critical articles on the
work's major symbols and Christian themes. Mary R. Reichardt, the
editor of this edition, is a professor of literature in the
Catholic Studies department at the University of St. Thomas in St.
Paul MN.
Non-Fiction
- General Subject
- Literary Criticism
- BISAC Subject 1
- Literary Criticism / American / General
- Library Subject 1
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations); Fiction.
- Library Subject 2
- Illegitimate children; Fiction.
- Library Subject 3
- Married women; Fiction.
- Dewey Classification
- 813/.3