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The Scarlet Letter

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  • 240pagine
  • 9 ore di lettura

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“The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. Shame, Despair, Solitude!”--Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne takes readers back to the puritan days of the American colonies, into a society as unforgiving as its harsh New England winters. The story of Hester Prynne, who bears a scarlet “A” upon her breast as a symbol of her adultery, and that of her pious lover who atones in tormented silence, is one that has captivated readers since its publication in 1850. Adapted to numerous plays, films, and operas, the original text is now available in a chic and affordable edition as part of the Word Cloud Classics series from Canterbury Classics.

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Segreto, colpa e ipocrisia puritana. Hester Prynne è costretta a indossare la lettera scarlatta come marchio del suo peccato. Hawthorne esplora le tensioni tra morale sociale e coscienza individuale, offrendo un classico senza tempo sulla colpa, la redenzione e il coraggio di vivere secondo le proprie convinzioni.

Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
2014
Pagine
240
ISBN10
1626860580
ISBN13
9781626860582
Prima pubblicazione
1850
Titolo originale
The Scarlet Letter
Valutazione
3,45 su 5
Descrizione
“The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. Shame, Despair, Solitude!”--Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne takes readers back to the puritan days of the American colonies, into a society as unforgiving as its harsh New England winters. The story of Hester Prynne, who bears a scarlet “A” upon her breast as a symbol of her adultery, and that of her pious lover who atones in tormented silence, is one that has captivated readers since its publication in 1850. Adapted to numerous plays, films, and operas, the original text is now available in a chic and affordable edition as part of the Word Cloud Classics series from Canterbury Classics.