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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816497703321

Autore

Hawthorne Nathaniel <1804-1864, >

Titolo

The scarlet letter / / Nathaniel Hawthorne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Open Road Integrated Media, , 2014

©1850

ISBN

1-4976-7213-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (416 p.)

Disciplina

813.52

Soggetti

Puritans

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; THE CUSTOM-HOUSE: INTRODUCTORY TO "THE SCARLET LETTER"; I. THE PRISON DOOR; II. THE MARKET-PLACE; III. THE RECOGNITION; IV. THE INTERVIEW; V. HESTER AT HER NEEDLE; VI. PEARL; VII. THE GOVERNOR'S HALL; VIII. THE ELF-CHILD AND THE MINISTER; IX. THE LEECH; X. THE LEECH AND HIS PATIENT; XI. THE INTERIOR OF A HEART; XII. THE MINISTER'S VIGIL; XIII. ANOTHER VIEW OF HESTER; XIV. HESTER AND THE PHYSICIAN; XV. HESTER AND PEARL; XVI. A FOREST WALK; XVII. THE PASTOR AND HIS PARISHIONER; XVIII. A FLOOD OF SUNSHINE; XIX. THE CHILD AT THE BROOKSIDE; XX. THE MINISTER IN A MAZE

XXI. THE NEW ENGLAND HOLIDAYXXII. THE PROCESSION; XXIII. THE REVELATION OF THE SCARLET LETTER; XXIV. CONCLUSION; Copyright

Sommario/riassunto

<DIV><DIV>Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was an American author whose works are notable for their psychological complexity, dark romanticism, and themes of sin and retribution. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Hawthorne was a descendant of the earliest Puritan settlers, including one of the judges in the Salem witch trials. In addition to <I>The Scarlet Letter</I>, his well-known works include the novel <I>The House of the Seven Gables </I>and the story collection <I>Twice-Told Tales</I>. </DIV></DIV>