| The Scarlet Letter Contributor(s): Hawthorne, Nathaniel (Author), Wineapple, Brenda (Introduction by), Barreca, Regina (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 0451531353 ISBN-13: 9780451531353 Publisher: Signet Book OUR PRICE: $4.46 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: The Scarlet Letter: The Manga Edition will be a hit with both manga readers and in the classroom. A four-page essay at the beginning ties the novel and manga together; the rest of the book is taken up with the manga novel itself. So, there should be strong carryover between those people who are manga readers and those teachers/students who want a new and unique way to read the plays. Our The Scarlet Letter manga is true to the original context of the play--we don't take Hester and Pearl and set them in a setting/time that's not relevant to Hawthorne's original and intended time/setting. You could say that ours is "true" to the novel. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Romance - Historical - General - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2010277296 |
| Lexile Measure: 410 |
| Series: Signet Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 4.22" W x 6.7" (0.31 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 716 Reading Level: 11.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 14.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This tragic novel of sin and redemption is Hawthorne's masterpiece of American fiction. An ardent young woman, her cowardly lover, and her aging vengeful husband--these are the central characters in this stark drama of the conflict between passion and convention in the harsh world of seventeenth-century Boston. Tremendously moving and rich in psychological insight, this dramatic depiction of the struggle between mind and heart illuminates Hawthorne's concern with our Puritan past and its influence on American life. With an Introduction by Brenda Wineapple and an Afterword by Regina Barreca This edition includes an early Hawthorne story that contains the germ of The Scarlet Letter. |