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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... perhaps , be hoped for.8 Perhaps . But this liberalist gradualism is clearly not what Hester looks for or desires . It is ( perhaps ) the most that Hawthorne thinks can be achieved , but even if we define Hawthorne as a liberal ...
... perhaps , be hoped for.8 Perhaps . But this liberalist gradualism is clearly not what Hester looks for or desires . It is ( perhaps ) the most that Hawthorne thinks can be achieved , but even if we define Hawthorne as a liberal ...
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... Perhaps the novel , like the adorned letter , will be transfigured for future readers ; perhaps it will " turn to gold on the page " ( 37 ) . The depth of understanding implied in narrator , character , and fictional community in The ...
... Perhaps the novel , like the adorned letter , will be transfigured for future readers ; perhaps it will " turn to gold on the page " ( 37 ) . The depth of understanding implied in narrator , character , and fictional community in The ...
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... perhaps , he has done so with some depth of sensitivity and passion . It may be that these same traits generate the system of rhetorical defense by which he must protect himself — by which he expresses preference for the safety of ...
... perhaps , he has done so with some depth of sensitivity and passion . It may be that these same traits generate the system of rhetorical defense by which he must protect himself — by which he expresses preference for the safety of ...
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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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