The Scarlet Letter (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
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基本信息出版社:Barnes & Noble Classics (2004年12月25日)外文书名:红字丛书名:Barnes & Noble Classics Series平装:272页正文语种:英语ISBN:7543630575, 159308207X条形码:9781593082079, 9787543630574商品尺寸:20.5 x 13.3 x 1.8 cm商品重量:227 g品牌:Barnes & Noble ClassicsASIN:159308207X商品描述内容简介The Scarlet Letter, byNathaniel Hawthorne, is part of theBarnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features ofBarnes & Noble Classics:
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America’s first psychological novel,Nathaniel Hawthorne’sThe Scarlet Letteris a dark tale of love, crime, and revenge set in colonial New England. It revolves around a single, forbidden act of passion that forever alters the lives of three members of a small Puritan community: Hester Prynne, an ardent and fierce woman who bears the punishment of her sin in humble silence; the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, a respected public figure who is inwardly tormented by long-hidden guilt; and the malevolent Roger Chillingworth, Hester’s husband—a man who seethes with an Ahab-like lust for vengeance.The landscape of this classic novel is uniquely American, but the themes it explores are universal—the nature of sin, guilt, and penitence, the clash between our private and public selves, and the spiritual and psychological cost of living outside society. Constructed with the elegance of a Greek tragedy,The Scarlet Letter
brilliantly illuminates the truth that lies deep within the human heart.
Nancy Stadeis trained as a lawyer and has worked in the federal government and the private sector. She currently lives in Mexico, where she is working on a novel.
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Hawthorne's classic treatise on morality, judgment, and exile in Puritan America.
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