The Scarlet Letter (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

Hawthorne, Nathaniel; Weinstein, Cindy

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9780199537808: The Scarlet Letter (Oxford World's Classics)
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ISBN 10: 0199537801 ISBN 13: 9780199537808
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2009

Synopsis

"Thou and thine, Hester Prynne, belong to me." With these chilling words a husband claims his wife after a two-year absence. But the child she clutches is not his, and Hester wears a scarlet "A" upon her breast, the sign of adultery visible to all. Under an assumed name, her husband begins his vindictive search for her lover, determined to expose what Hester is equally determined to protect. Defiant and proud, Hester witnesses the degradation of two very different men, as moral codes and legal imperatives painfully collide. Set in the Puritan community of seventeenth-century Boston, The Scarlet Letter also sheds light on the nineteenth century in which it was written, as Hawthorne explores his ambivalent relations with his Puritan forebears. The text of this edition is taken from the Centenary Edition of Hawthorne's works, the most authoritative critical edition. It includes a new, wide-ranging introduction that sheds light on the novel's autobiographical, historical, and literary contexts, a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliography, and thorough notes that provide essential information on Puritan and nineteenth-century life.

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About the Author

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), though best known for his novels and short stories for adults, also produced several works for children, including a companion volume to A Wonder Book called Tanglewood Tales (1853).

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0199537801
ISBN 13 
9780199537808
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
272
Editor
Harding Brian
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