Download or read book Scarlet Letter The Literary Touchstone Classic written by and published by Prestwick House Inc. This book was released on with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published by Prestwick House Inc. This book was released on 2005-12 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition? includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader contend with Hawthorne's complex approach to the human condition.Arguably Nathaniel Hawthorne's most famous novel, The Scarlet Letter probes the very root of the age-old question, "What is good?" Can there be redemption in a society where the only good is the avoidance of sin? Through the characters of the beautiful and independent Hester Prynne, the pious yet guilt-ridden Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, and the vengeance-obsessed Roger Chillingworth, Hawthorne explores the range of human response to sin and the deadly consequences of the inability to forgive oneself and others. In The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne peers into the shadows of the soul to reveal the doubt, fear, and guilt that, try as we might to deny them, form the foundations of our existence.
Download or read book The Scarlet Letter Teacher s Edition written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You need a copy of the books you're teaching, but standard student editions just don't cut it. Get a leg up with new Literary Touchstone Teacher's Editions-the full text of a classic novel with notes for discussion, literary terms, background notes, and more. The highly visible symbols and strong themes make this American classic an immensely popular book among teachers, and the glimpse of life in a bygone era and the rich, descriptive language make this an entertaining read for everyone.
Download or read book The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-02 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the harsh Puritan community of seventeenth-century Boston, this tale of an adulterous entanglement that results in an illegitimate birth reveals Nathaniel Hawthorne's concerns with the tension between the public and the private selves. Publicly disgraced and ostracized, Hester Prynne draws on her inner strength and certainty of spirit to emerge as the first true heroine of American fiction. Arthur Dimmesdale, trapped by the rules of society, stands as a classic study of a self divided. About Nathaniel Hawthorne : Nathaniel Hawthorne was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. He is seen as a key figure in the development of American literature for his tales of the nation's colonial history. "Behold, verily, there is the women of the Scarlet Letter; and, of a truth, moreover, there is the likeness of the scarlet letter book running alongside her" Let's talk a little bit about self-fulfilling prophecy. If an entire community, and religious sect, brand a girl's mother as a sinner, whether justly or unjustly, then surely the girl will take some of this to heart? If the only world she has ever known is one when he only parent is considered ungodly, blasphemous and full of sin, then surely she will begin to reflect some of these ideals? When the Puritans branded Hester with the Scarlet Letter, they also branded her daughter (metaphorically speaking, of course.)" " Actually, I've read this book twice, the first time when I was in high school. Reading it again after some thirty years, I was amazed at the amount of meaning I'd missed the first time! Most modern readers don't realize (and certainly aren't taught in school) that Hawthorne --as his fiction, essays and journals make clear-- was a strong Christian, though he steadfastly refused to join a denomination; and here his central subject is the central subject of the Christian gospel: sin's guilt and forgiveness. (Unlike many moderns, Hawthorne doesn't regard Hester's adultery as perfectly okay and excusable --though he also doesn't regard it as an unforgivable sin.) But his faith was of a firmly Arminian sort; and as he makes abundantly clear, it's very hard for sinners mired in the opposite, Calvinist tradition to lay hold of repentance and redemption when their religious beliefs tell them they may not be among the pre-chosen "elect." (It's no accident that his setting is 17th-century New England --the heartland of an unadulterated, unquestioned Calvinism whose hold on people's minds was far more iron-clad than it had become in his day.) If you aren't put off by 19th-century diction, this book is a wonderful read, with its marvelous symbolism and masterful evocation of the atmosphere of the setting (the occasional hints of the possibly supernatural add flavor to the whole like salt in a stew). Highly recommended! "
Download or read book Macbeth Literary Touchstone Classic written by William Shakespeare and published by Prestwick House Inc. This book was released on 2005 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Classic American Short Stories Literary Touchstone Classic written by and published by Prestwick House Inc. This book was released on 2007 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Scarlet Letter written by Nathanial Hawthorne and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story The Scarlet Letter revolves around a woman named Hester who has committed adultery. Consequently, she is subjected to punishment according to Bible rules which were strictly followed then. Hester is condemned for life and is forced to wear a scarlet symbol as a punishment for her sin....
Download or read book Call of the Wild The Literary Touchstone Classic written by and published by Prestwick House Inc. This book was released on with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Turn of the Screw Literary Touchstone Classic written by Henry James and published by Prestwick House Inc. This book was released on 2006 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader more fully appreciate the rich complexity of James' language, images, and symbols.Before there was Alfred Hitchcock, there was Henry James, and before Psycho, there was The Turn of the Screw.Why is the young governess the only one who can see the ghosts?Are her young charges haunted or evil?Or is the governess herself mad?The book that claims to start out as a Christmas Eve ghost story quickly becomes a tale of psychological horror as the governess struggles-and ultimately fails-to protect the children from the "corruption" that only she can conceive of...but cannot name.Richly wrought in Late-Victorian prose, Henry James' most famous novel is both hauntingly beautiful and a shocking glimpse into the ultimate source of evil...the human mind.
Download or read book Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man A Literary Touchstone Classic written by James Joyce and published by Prestwick House Inc. This book was released on 2007 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the early life of Stephen Dedalus: significant memories from infancy, schooldays, family life, his first taste of sin, guilt, repentance-- and his passage to freedom as he elects to leave Ireland forever.
Download or read book The Scarlet Letter With Original Illustrations Illustrated Classic written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-09 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like all of Hawthorne's novels, "The Scarlet Letter" has but a slender plot and but few characters with an influence on the development of the story. Its great dramatic force depends entirely on the mental states of the actors and their relations to one another, -relations of conscience, - relations between wronged and wrongers. Its great burden is the weight of unacknowledged sin as seen in the remorse and cowardice and suffering of the Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale. Contrasted with his concealed agony is the constant confession, conveyed by the letter, which is forced upon Hester, and has a double effect, - a healthful one, working beneficently, and making her helpful and benevolent, tolerant and thoughtful; and an unhealthful one, which by the great emphasis placed on her transgression, the keeping her forever under its ban and isolating her from her fellows, prepares her to break away from the long repression and lapse again into sin when she plans her flight. Roger Chillingworth is an embodiment of subtle and refined revenge. The most striking situation is perhaps "The Minister's Vigil," in chapter xii. The book, though corresponding in its tone and burden to some of the shorter stories, had a more startling and dramatic character, and a strangeness, which at once took hold of a larger public than any of those had attracted. Though imperfectly comprehended, and even misunderstood in some quarters, it was seen to have a new and unique quality; and Hawthorne's reputation became national.
Download or read book SAT Words from Literature the Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published by Prestwick House Inc. This book was released on 2007 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SAT Words from Literature presents a new approach to scoring high on the Scholastic Aptitude Test. Rather than taking words directly from a dictionary and studying them, SAT Words from Literature presents vocabulary words that are found in classic literature in their original context. In this way, you will get a clear understanding of what the word can do in a sentence, what it might mean, and how it is used. Each vocabulary word is highlighted in the text and also reproduced in bold on the facing page, followed by the part of speech as it is used in the book, the pronunciation, an appropriate definition, and a synonym or antonym if applicable. Exercises that test your understanding of the vocabulary words are included at the end of the book. To make the exercises more manageable, words are arranged by chapters, or sections, so that there are not too many words in any one group. With this painless approach to learning vocabulary, you can boost your chances of acing the SAT.
Download or read book The Scarlet Letter Original Illustrations written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-27 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like all of Hawthorne's novels, "The Scarlet Letter" has but a slender plot and but few characters with an influence on the development of the story. Its great dramatic force depends entirely on the mental states of the actors and their relations to one another, -relations of conscience, - relations between wronged and wrongers. Its great burden is the weight of unacknowledged sin as seen in the remorse and cowardice and suffering of the Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale. Contrasted with his concealed agony is the constant confession, conveyed by the letter, which is forced upon Hester, and has a double effect, - a healthful one, working beneficently, and making her helpful and benevolent, tolerant and thoughtful; and an unhealthful one, which by the great emphasis placed on her transgression, the keeping her forever under its ban and isolating her from her fellows, prepares her to break away from the long repression and lapse again into sin when she plans her flight. Roger Chillingworth is an embodiment of subtle and refined revenge. The most striking situation is perhaps "The Minister's Vigil," in chapter xii. The book, though corresponding in its tone and burden to some of the shorter stories, had a more startling and dramatic character, and a strangeness, which at once took hold of a larger public than any of those had attracted. Though imperfectly comprehended, and even misunderstood in some quarters, it was seen to have a new and unique quality; and Hawthorne's reputation became national.
Download or read book The Scarlet Letter with Illustrations in Color written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Scarlet Letter is Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic American historic novel about Puritan values and hypocrisy. At the center of this story is Hesther Prynne. She committed a sin and the townspeople branded her. As a punishment, she wore the scarlet letter A on her chest. She resigned herself to this fate and led a dignified life without giving the name of her lover in public because she loves him and wants to protect him. Although she suffers a lot, Esther maintains her dignity. Such fortitude is impressive. One of the most interesting heroines in feminist fiction. It's important to point out the incredibly beautiful language of the novel. At first, it might be difficult to read it, but then one may plunge into the atmosphere of the life of the heroes themselves. The year of the first edition is 1850, it is very interesting how society behaved at that time. Much has not changed, and in the novel, there are still relevant moments. Therefore, The Scarlet Letter is considered one of the best American classics with a strong female character and received its rightful place as feminist literature. Reading The Scarlet Letter is definitely worth it, at least to expand your vocabulary. There are very few works written in this style. The Scarlet Letter is a very dark and exciting historic fiction, which makes it a definite must-read for all time. *This edition is unique through the computer-based colorization of illustrations by Mary Hallock Foote and Ludwig Sandoe Ipsen, which were originally created in black and white.
