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Reading Like a Serpent - What the Scarlet A Is About (Paperback, New)
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Reading Like a Serpent - What the Scarlet A Is About (Paperback, New)
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Synopsis: Many remember The Scarlet Letter as required reading for
reluctant sixteen year olds. The unnamed, elusive narrator of
Hawthorne's "tale of human frailty and sorrow" is-some readers
might say maddeningly-indirect, ambiguous, and inconsistent.
Readers who hope to arrive at satisfying judgments about the book's
four iconic characters-Hester, Arthur, Roger, and Pearl-are often
left to arrive at their conclusions by guess and inference. The
narrator provides what seems to be willfully incomplete
information. His point of view shifts from one moral or historical
perspective to another without announcement or apology. Reading
Like a Serpent invites readers to reconsider this American classic
as Hawthorne's challenge to the American public to become more
generous, versatile, and responsible readers-especially of the
Bible, a book Hawthorne hoped to rescue from moralistic literalists
and legalists, reminding us that "the letter killeth, but the
spirit giveth life." Endorsements: "Marilyn McEntyre's meditation
on The Scarlet Letter offers fresh insights on every page, in a
lively invitation to reflect on the way words constrain-and
convey-our apprehension of mystery. Ultimately, McEntyre invites us
to read not just Hawthorne but the Gospels afresh, with an ear to
hear the subversive, sly, cryptic, life-giving words of Jesus in
ways that impel us toward generosity and grace." -Paul Delaney
Professor of English, Westmont College Author of Tom Stoppard: The
Moral Vision of the Major Plays (1990) "Whether Nathaniel Hawthorne
is a profound theologian can be debated, but the case is clear as
far as . . . McEntyre is concerned. Once again, she opens the world
of literature to penetrating theological insight, exposing the many
dimensions of the human way as they are reflected in Hawthorne's
classic The Scarlet Letter. The literary quality of her
interpretation may rightly be classed with that of Hawthorne
himself." -Patrick Miller Professor of Old Testament Theology
Emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary "McEntyre tells us at the
very beginning of Reading Like a Serpent that Hawthorne's Scarlet
Letter is one of her favorite books. Her love for Hawthorne's novel
and her delight in the crafting of words combine in happy
circumstance for her readers. Read Hawthorne again with this book
by your side, especially if you savor complex and elegant
writing-his and her own." -Rev. L. Ann Hallisey, DMin
Organizational and Leadership Consulting "I first began Reading
Like a Serpent on the morning when I was to teach the story of
Sodom and Gomorrah. With manuscript in hand, I flew to my class to
discuss the sin of bad reading and its deathly consequences. Each
of these prescient and elegant essays invites readers to dare a
radical rereading of the times through Hawthorne's hermeneutic,
which is at once complex, polyvalent, paradoxical, and wise.
Moreover, McEntyre's prose will preach " -Cynthia A. Jarvis
Minister at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia
Coeditor of The Power to Comprehend with All the Saints (2009)
Author Biography: Marilyn Chandler McEntyre is a former professor
of English and Fellow of the Gaede Institute at Westmont College.
She teaches at UC Berkeley and UC Davis. Her most recent books
include Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies (2009) and The Color
of Light (2007).
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