Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet LetterHarold Bloom Bloom's Literary Criticism, 2007 - 209 páginas 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. |
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The APolitics of Ambiguity | 35 |
Hesters Skepticism Hawthornes Faith | 83 |
Hawthorne and the Making of the Middle Class | 109 |
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