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viii, 120 pages ; 21 cm. |
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Twentieth century interpretations
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A Spectrum book, S-820.
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Spectrum book ; S-820.
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Twentieth century interpretations.
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| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 119-120. |
| Contents |
Introduction / John C. Gerber -- Background -- First appearance of themes in The Scarlet Letter / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- First appearance of hester in Hawthorne's works / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The nature of the romance / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Sources for details / Charles Ryskamp -- Puritanism / Joseph Schwartz -- Form -- The four-part structure / Gordon Roper -- The frame structure / Leland Schubert -- Three epic quests / Hugh N. Maclean -- Allegory and symbolism / F. O. Matthiessen -- Irony / Richard Harter Fogle -- Ambiguity / Hyatt H. Waggoner -- Dichotomy / Donald A. Ringe -- Archetype / William Bysshe Stein -- Interpretations -- The range of interpretations-The Scarlet Letter and its modern critics / Charles Child Walcutt -- Damnation-Dimmesdale's Fall / Edward H. Davidson -- Frustration and guilt-The Ruined Wall / Frederick C. Crews -- Sin, isolation, and reunion-form and content in The Scarlet Letter / John. C. Gerber -- Passion-The Scarlet Letter as a love story / Ernest Sandeen -- Redemption through Denial-from "Achievement and frustration" / Leslie A. Fiedler. |
| Subject |
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. Scarlet letter.
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Scarlet letter |
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