Beschreibung:
This volume presents the authoritative Centenary Edition text of Hawthorne's classic novel. The text and essays are complemented by biographical and critical introductions, bibliographies and a glossary of critical and theoretical terms. This second edition includes five new critical essays and a selection of cultural documents and illustrations.
Presents the authoritative Centenary Edition text of Hawthorne's classic 8 novel Offers a wide-ranging selection of critical essays, many of which are new to this edition Includes biographical and critical introductions, bibliographies and a glossary of critical and theoretical terms, as well as a selection of cultural documents and illustrations
PART I: The Scarlet Letter: The Complete Text in Cultural Context.- Biographical and Historical Contexts.- The Complete Text [Centenary Edition].- New Cultural Documents and Illustrations.- PART II: The Scarlet Letter: A Case Study in Contemporary Criticism.- Reader-Response Criticism.- Psychoanalytic Criticism.- Feminist Criticism.- The New Historicism.- Combining Perspectives.- Glossary of Literary and Critical Terms.