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Author | : Bettina Siebert |
Publisher | : GRIN Verlag |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 2019-03-25 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 3668906661 |
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Seminar paper from the year 2017 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Rostock (Anglistik/ Amerikanistik), course: Early American Literature, US History and Its Aftermath, language: English, abstract: Breaking with the tradition of examining "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne for traces of (proto-)feminism, the paper approaches the idea of gender in analyzing the interplay of the time periods underlying the literary work - the 19th century as the time of writing and Puritan times as the setting of the plot. In the 200 years between the two moments, ideas of gender have changed with commencing ideas of female empowerment in Hawthorne's time. Looking at the shifting understanding of gender, the construction of femininity and masculinity is analyzed with a focus on the two protagonists - Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. Overall, the gender relations between the two main characters change into opposite directions. Thus, Hawthorne's writing destabilizes conventional Puritan ideas of pre-ascribed spheres and gender roles. It has become an academic tradition over the past decades to scrutinize historical literary pieces for traces of feminism. Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" has been a prime object of interest for several scholars in this pursuit. The story of Hester Prynne who is outlawed by Puritan society after having committed adultery represents an early work to have a protagonist who breaks with the law of her time. This might be the reason why in an earlier tradition the novel has been read with Arthur Dimmesdale, the young reverend and Hester's lover, as the central figure. Approaches involving feminism and gender studies challenged this reading. Their focus however primarilyseems to be the tracing of feminist attitudes in Hawthorne's writing. In this approach the historical perspective of the literary work is often read from a contemporary angle creating a hybrid reading that involves three time frames, namely the Puritan time of theplot, the 19th century setting of the novel's writing and the contemporary moment of thenovel's reading.
Author | : Gale, Cengage Learning |
Publisher | : Gale, Cengage Learning |
Total Pages | : 38 |
Release | : 2015-09-15 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1410336492 |
Download A Study Guide for Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A Study Guide for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
Author | : Michelle Blum |
Publisher | : GRIN Verlag |
Total Pages | : 8 |
Release | : 2021-10-04 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 3346504522 |
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Essay from the year 2016 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 12, University of Sheffield, language: English, abstract: This essay discusses how Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" engages with the role of women in the nineteenth century based on the example of the protagonist, Hester Prynne. A number of critical voices on the topic are analysed, and it will be discussed if, and how, the text portrays women differently than they were wanted to behave when the novel was published in 1850.
Author | : Djenisa Osmani |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 16 |
Release | : 2021-12-05 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9783346556165 |
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Author | : Kathrin Gerbe |
Publisher | : GRIN Verlag |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2007-09 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 3638791130 |
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Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Siegen, course: More Than a Renaissance: Romantic Writers in America, 10 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The Scarlet Letter is Nathaniel Hawthorne's first novel and was published in 1850. Its subtitle A Romance consciously places the novel apart from everyday life. Set in 17th century Boston it tells a story about sin, guilt and love. As the moral values back then still were in force among Hawthorne's contemporaries, he uses the imaginative and symbolic form of the romance to alleviate the impression of the unusual themes in his novel. This essay discusses the ambiguity of the letter A that the protagonist Hester Prynne has to wear as a punishment for adultery. The letter assumes a different and ever-changing meaning for the characters of the novel, from accusation and sin to a new beginning and freedom.
Author | : Michael Petrus |
Publisher | : Research & Education Assoc. |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 2013-01-01 |
Genre | : Study Aids |
ISBN | : 073867348X |
Download The Scarlet Letter (MAXNotes Literature Guides) Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
REA's MAXnotes for Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter The MAXnotes provides a comprehensive summary and analysis of The Scarlet Letter and a biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Places the events of the novel in historical context and discusses each chapter in detail. Includes study questions and answers along with topics for papers and sample outlines.
Author | : Nathaniel Hawthorne |
Publisher | : St. Martin's Press |
Total Pages | : 540 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Adultery |
ISBN | : |
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Hester Prynne, a young woman in seventeenth century Massachusetts, is condemned by Puritan law to wear a scarlet "A" as the symbol of the sin she committed. Includes biographical and historical context, contextual documents and illustrations, literary criticisms, and glossary.
Author | : Nathaniel Hawthorne |
Publisher | : Read Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2021-05-06 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1528792505 |
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Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864) was an American novelist and short story writer of the Romantic movement. A Dark Romantic, his works often focus on the inherent evil of humanity and usually include moral messages. Set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony between 1642 and 1649, “The Scarlet Letter” is the tale of Hester Prynne and his endeavours to forge a new life of dignity after conceiving a daughter out of wedlock. Highly recommended for fans of Romantic literature and collectors of Hawthorne's seminal work. Contents include: “The Prison Door”, “The Market-Place”, “The Recognition”, “The Interview”, “Hester at her Needle”, “Pearl”, “The Governor's Hall”, “The Elf-Child and the Minister”, “The Leech”, “The Leech and his Patient”, “The Interior of a Heart”, “The Minister's Vigil”, etc. Read & Co. Classics is republishing this novel now in a new edition complete with an introductory chapter by George Edward Woodberry.
Author | : Nathaniel Hawthorne |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : |
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In addition to the text of the first edition of the novel, the New Riverside Edition of The Scarlet Letter contains a wide variety of contextual materials and scholarly essays. "Contexts" includes additional writings and letters by Hawthorne, as well as essays on the New England sources of the novel and the novel's publication history. "Criticism" contains early reviews of the novel and critical readings from the 19th century (such as an excerpt from Henry James' book Hawthorne) to the present.
Author | : Nathaniel Hawthorne |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 2021-02-21 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
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The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is a work of historical fiction by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850. Set in an early New England colony, the novel shows the terrible impact a single, passionate act has on the lives of three members of the community: the defiant Hester Prynne; the fiery, tortured Reverend Dimmesdale; and the obsessed, vengeful Chillingworth.