Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter
Buch
- Penguin Books Ltd (UK), 06/2012
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert, B-format paperback
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780141199450
- Bestellnummer: 1699832
- Umfang: 240 Seiten
- Copyright-Jahr: 2012
- Gewicht: 204 g
- Maße: 198 x 128 mm
- Stärke: 17 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 28.6.2012
- Serie: The Penguin English Library
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Kurzbeschreibung
Arthur Dimmesdale stands as a classic study of a self divided; trapped by the rules of society, he suppresses his passion and disavows his lover, Hester, and their daughter, Pearl.Klappentext
'Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers, - stern and wild ones, - and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss'Fiercely romantic and hugely influential, The Scarlet Letter is the tale of Hester Prynne, imprisoned, publicly shamed, and forced to wear a scarlet 'A' for committing adultery and bearing an illegitimate child, Pearl. In their small, Puritan village, Hester and her daughter struggle to survive, but in this searing study of the tension between private and public existence, Hester Prynne's inner strength and quiet dignity means she has frequently been seen as one of the first great heroines of American fiction.
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Biografie
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) stammte aus einer puritanischen Neuengland-Familie. Er war Journalist, arbeitete als Zollinspektor und wurde Konsul in Liverpool. Nach einer mehrjährigen Europa-Reise in die Heimat zurückgekehrt, starb er, erschüttert über den amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg. Hawthorne gilt als Begründer des psychologischen Romans in den USA.Mehr von Nathaniel Hawth...
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