Commentary by Nathaniel Hawthorne, W. D. Howells, and Carl Van Doren
A stark tale of adultery, guilt, and social repression in Puritan New England, The Scarlet Letter is a foundational work of American literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s exploration of the dichotomy between the public and private self, internal passion and external conven...
Commentary by Nathaniel Hawthorne, W. D. Howells, and Carl Van Doren
A stark tale of adultery, guilt, and social repression in Puritan New England, The Scarlet Letter is a foundational work of American literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s exploration of the dichotomy between the public and private self, internal passion and external convention, gives us the unforgettable Hester Prynne, who discovers strength in the face of ostracism and emerges as a heroine ahead of her time. As Kathryn Harrison points out in her Introduction, Hester is “the herald of the modern heroine.”
The Scarlet Letter is the masterpiece of the well known romantic novelist, Nathaniel Hawthorne. In this book, by describing the tragic loving story between Hester Prynne and Mr.Dimmesdale the writer tried to dig out the human nature in American Puritan soci...
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纳撒尼尔·霍桑 作者
瘦竹
上海译文出版社2007版
粉核桃
L不用了的账号
人民文学出版社1996版
雨过天阴
人民文学出版社2003版
0 有用 今🇺🇦口 2013-03-22 20:04:00
我觉得很奇怪的是怎么没有具体描写爱情，最多就写了他们惹事以后在一起悲哀的情景。。。
0 有用 面条超人 2011-05-03 10:04:17
So powerful!!!! so hard to talk about it!
0 有用 Rosie 2012-06-15 16:11:55
letter A
0 有用 闻人林 2012-10-21 23:14:38
太过……纯粹。
0 有用 这不是我要的我 2011-11-08 08:56:56
大爱的一本书
0 有用 MichaelZ 2024-04-23 17:22:54 上海
这本书给我最大的收获就是教会了我英语句子还能写得那么长又复杂。
0 有用 Bonneterie 2024-01-02 22:54:01 广东
很多处感觉灵魂随之震悚，但也很多处怀疑自己的神经质
0 有用 吉卜赛的心 2023-12-05 13:32:00 湖北
@2022-10-13 11:33:00
0 有用 NoSilentTrack 2023-03-29 01:47:05 美国
“别的都可以不要 监狱和墓地必须建”
0 有用 Iktsuarpok 2023-02-08 15:06:45 广东
听过乡爱之后就要看的原著，想起来阅读课上分享阅读理由还被老师笑着说：“也是个不错的阅读体验”😂