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Understanding The Scarlet Letter - A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
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Understanding The Scarlet Letter - A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
Series: The Greenwood Press "Literature in Context" Series
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Sexual misconduct of society's leaders, the plight of single
mothers, the separation of church and state -- all are burning
issues of the 1990s which sparked outrage and controversy 150 years
earlier in The Scarlet Letter. Now, no study of American history is
complete without thorough examination of Nathaniel Hawthorne's
timeless masterpiece. This multidisciplinary study of the novel
contains historical documents, collateral readings, and commentary.
In short, it is the ideal companion for students who wish to fully
understand the novel in the context of its time, and to unlock its
current relevance. Among the materials are original 17th-century
documents that illuminate Puritan attitudes and bring the Salem
witchcraft trials to life, private journals, historical reports,
19th-century magazine articles, sketches, and newspaper stories.
Many of the documents are available in no other printed form. Not
only do these materials provide a taste of 17th-century Puritan
culture, but they also glimpse into Hawthorne's mind as he comes to
terms with his witch-hunting ancestors and his vocation. Most
importantly, this casebook contemplates the many issues raised by
The Scarlet Letter which inextricably link the 17th-century
Puritans to the 19th century culture of Hawthorne to the present.
Each section of this casebook contains study questions, topic ideas
for written or oral expression, and lists of further readings for
examining the issues raised by the novel. Designed as a resource
for students, teachers, and library media specialists, the volume
is cloth bound and printed on high quality acid-free paper, making
it an excellent addition to every library collection. A literary
analysis focusingon the issues raised by the novel opens the
casebook. In Part Two, the Puritan's code of crime and punishment
and the basic tenets of their belief are analyzed through original
17th-century diaries, letters, and testimony from the Salem witch
trials. Part Three examines the novel's introductory essay, the
autobiographical "The Custom House," which finds Hawthorne
grappling with the role his ancestors played in persecuting the
Quakers and the Salem witches, as well as his own internal conflict
over his vocation as a fiction writer. The moral attitudes at the
time of Hawthorne's controversial work are also examined through
reviews published at the time of publication. Part Four draws
connections between two issues raised by the novel - the unwed
mother and the lapsed minister - that remain controversial today
and features recent news articles on these issues. A glossary of
terms and a topic and person index complete this latest addition to
Greenwood Press' "Literature in Context" series.
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