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Uniform Title: The scarlet letter. Spanish
Title:
La letra escarlata
novela escrita en inglés
Note: Reading ease score: 43.8 (College-level). Difficult to read.
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Summary: "La letra escarlata" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the plight of Hester Prynne and her struggle with the societal stigma attached to her sin of adultery, symbolized by the scarlet letter "A" she is forced to wear. The novel delves into themes of sin, guilt, and the nature of morality in a Puritan society. At the start of the novel, Hawthorne introduces the reader to the context of the story by describing the dilapidated customs house in Salem where the narrator reflects on the past. It sets a somber and introspective tone, hinting at the themes of decay and the passage of time. The narrator discovers documents that mention a woman named Esther Prynne, who endured severe societal punishment for her actions. This discovery ignites his curiosity about Prynne's life and the mysterious scarlet letter, setting the stage for a narrative steeped in moral complexity and historical intrigue. The opening effectively piques readers' interest in the character's fate and the implications of her actions within the rigidly moralistic society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
Translator: Francisco, Sellén
EBook No.: 36990
Published: Aug 6, 2011
Downloads: 276
Language: Spanish
Subject: Adultery -- Fiction
Subject: Historical fiction
Subject: Revenge -- Fiction
Subject: Psychological fiction
Subject: Married women -- Fiction
Subject: Clergy -- Fiction
Subject: Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
Subject: Illegitimate children -- Fiction
Subject: Women immigrants -- Fiction
Subject: Puritans -- Fiction
Subject: Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Uniform Title: The scarlet letter. Spanish
Title:
La letra escarlata
novela escrita en inglés
Note: Reading ease score: 43.8 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by David Starner, Chuck Greif and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This
book was produced from scanned images of public domain
material from the Google Print project.)
Summary: "La letra escarlata" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the plight of Hester Prynne and her struggle with the societal stigma attached to her sin of adultery, symbolized by the scarlet letter "A" she is forced to wear. The novel delves into themes of sin, guilt, and the nature of morality in a Puritan society. At the start of the novel, Hawthorne introduces the reader to the context of the story by describing the dilapidated customs house in Salem where the narrator reflects on the past. It sets a somber and introspective tone, hinting at the themes of decay and the passage of time. The narrator discovers documents that mention a woman named Esther Prynne, who endured severe societal punishment for her actions. This discovery ignites his curiosity about Prynne's life and the mysterious scarlet letter, setting the stage for a narrative steeped in moral complexity and historical intrigue. The opening effectively piques readers' interest in the character's fate and the implications of her actions within the rigidly moralistic society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
Translator: Francisco, Sellén
EBook No.: 36990
Published: Aug 6, 2011
Downloads: 276
Language: Spanish
Subject: Adultery -- Fiction
Subject: Historical fiction
Subject: Revenge -- Fiction
Subject: Psychological fiction
Subject: Married women -- Fiction
Subject: Clergy -- Fiction
Subject: Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
Subject: Illegitimate children -- Fiction
Subject: Women immigrants -- Fiction
Subject: Puritans -- Fiction
Subject: Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.