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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... context with a sophistication surely aimed at adults rather than children : " Hush , Primrose , hush ! " exclaimed ... contexts — for the work of art is not allowed to appear to float free , but is rooted in the concrete historical ...
... context with a sophistication surely aimed at adults rather than children : " Hush , Primrose , hush ! " exclaimed ... contexts — for the work of art is not allowed to appear to float free , but is rooted in the concrete historical ...
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... context soon moved beyond predictability . In addition , this lost connection between sign and interpretation had eroded the primary function of ritual - social control - in the colony . Ironically , the ritual nature of American ...
... context soon moved beyond predictability . In addition , this lost connection between sign and interpretation had eroded the primary function of ritual - social control - in the colony . Ironically , the ritual nature of American ...
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... context , upon his mastery of that context , and thus , upon the effects of that context on his words . As Dimmesdale sets up a confession scene filled with portentous distractions , his reliance on a given set of expectations to ...
... context , upon his mastery of that context , and thus , upon the effects of that context on his words . As Dimmesdale sets up a confession scene filled with portentous distractions , his reliance on a given set of expectations to ...
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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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