Author(s): Prof. Harold Bloom
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 209
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
Language: English
Date Published: 2007-06-15
Dimensions: 162.81 x 242.82 x 19.3mm
Publication City/Country: Broomall, United States
Edition: Updated ed.
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An allegorical tale of passion, adultery, guilt, and social repression, Nathaniel Hawthorne's ""The Scarlet Letter"" introduces readers to Hester Prynne, America's first fictional heroine. Hawthorne's story is a masterpiece of American fiction, and this updated volume from the ""Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations"" series explores how the author powerfully conveys its theme of the puritanical influence on societal attitudes.