| The Scarlet Letter Enriched Classi Edition Contributor(s): Hawthorne, Nathaniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0743487567 ISBN-13: 9780743487566 Publisher: Simon & Schuster OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound Published: May 2004 Annotation: ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP Hawthorne's classic treatise on morality, judgment, and exile in Puritan America. EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: - A concise introduction that gives readers important background information - A chronology of the author's life and work - A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context - An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations - Detailed explanatory notes - Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work - Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction - A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential. SERIES EDITED BY CYNTHIA BRANTLEY JOHNSON
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005270414 |
| Lexile Measure: 1280 |
| Series: Enriched Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 4.2" W x 6.85" (0.43 lbs) 372 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - 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: Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work. Set two centuries before Hawthorne's own time, The Scarlet Letter follows heroine Hester Prynne who is compelled by her Puritan society to wear a scarlet letter 'A' on her clothes as a symbol of her sin: adultery. Accompanied by colorful and flawed characters, including the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale who broods over a long-hidden secret, and Hester's husband Roger Chillingsworth who thirsts for vengeance, The Scarlet Letter, America's first psychological novel, is a masterpiece that explores humanity's unending struggles with pride, sin, and guilt. Enriched Classics enhance your engagement by introducing and explaining the historical and cultural significance of the work, the author's personal history, and what impact this book had on subsequent scholarship. Each book includes discussion questions that help clarify and reinforce major themes and reading recommendations for further research. Read with confidence. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hawthorne, Nathaniel: - Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts. He was educated at the Bowdoin College in Maine (1821-24). Between the years 1825 and 1836 Hawthorne worked as a writer and contributor to periodicals. His first novel, Fanshawe, appeared anonymously at his own expense in 1828. In 1842 he married Sophia Peabody, an active participant in the Transcendentalist movement. His marriage to Sophia provided the inspiration for the noble character of Hester Prynne. He died in 1864. |