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THE SCARLETLETTER
This Norton Critical Edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne's mostwidely read novel appears during the bicentennial anniversary yearof his birth. The text of The Scarlet Letter is based on the 1850third edition, the first set in stereotype plates and the basis ofsubsequent printings in Hawthorne's.
An invaluable selection of contextual material includes fiveHawthorne stories that are closely related to The Scarlet Letter,along with relevant letters and notebook entries. A substantialexcerpt from Hawthorne's campaign biography of Franklin Pierceoffers a revealing glimpse at Hawthorne's political thought,especially regarding slavery and abolition.
"Criticism" provides a comprehensive overview of early and moderncommentary on The Scarlet Letter and the stories in this edition,including nineteenth-century reviews of the novel and criticalessays by Robert S. Levine, Nina Baym, Larry J. Reynolds, and JeanFagan Yellin.
A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.
About the Series: No other series of classic texts equals thecaliber of the Norton Critical Editions. Each volume combines themost authoritative text available with the comprehensivepedagogical apparatus necessary to appreciate the work fully.Careful editing, first-rate translation, and thorough explanatoryannotations allow each text to meet the highest literary standardswhile remaining accessible to students. Each edition is printed onacid-free paper and every text in the series remains in print.Norton Critical Editions are the choice for excellence inscholarship for students at more than 2,000 universitiesworldwide.
19世纪美利坚合众国浪漫主 义作家霍桑的长篇小说。创作于1851年。
小说以两百多年前的殖民地时代的美洲为题材，但揭露的却是19世纪资本主义发展时代美利坚合众国社会典法的残酷、宗教的欺骗和道德的虚伪。主人公海丝特被写成了崇高道德的化身。她不但感化了表里不一的丁梅斯代尔，同时也在感化着充满罪恶的社会。
至于她的丈夫奇林渥斯，小说则把他写成了一个一心只想窥秘复仇的影子式的人物。他在小说中只起情节铺垫的作用。
小说惯用象征手法，人物、情节和语言都颇具主观想象色彩，在描写中又常把人的心理活动和直觉放在首位。因此，它不仅是美利坚合众国浪漫主义小说的代表作，同时也被称作是美利坚合众国心理分析小说的开创篇
