{"product_id":"scarlet-letter-and-other-writings-authoritative-texts-contexts-criticism","title":"Scarlet Letter and Other Writings: Authoritative Texts, Contexts, Criticism","description":"\u003ch1\u003eScarlet Letter and Other Writings: Authoritative Texts, Contexts, Criticism\u003c\/h1\u003eNathaniel Hawthorne\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003eDecember 1 2004\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780393979534\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0393979539\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: The text of \u003cem\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/em\u003e is based on the 1850 third edition, the first set in stereotype plates and the basis of subsequent printings in Hawthorne's lifetime. An invaluable selection of contextual material includes five Hawthorne stories that are closely related to \u003cem\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/em\u003e, along with relevant letters and notebook entries. A substantial excerpt from Hawthorne's campaign biography of Franklin Pierce offers a revealing glimpse at Hawthorne's political thought, especially regarding slavery and abolition. \"Criticism\" provides a comprehensive overview of early and modern commentary on \u003cem\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/em\u003e and the stories in this edition, including nineteenth-century reviews of the novel and critical essays by Robert S. Levine, Nina Baym, Larry J. Reynolds, and Jean Fagan Yellin. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67390949621805,"sku":"19730","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_4e5d0b10-8310-431b-ae77-57e1d2541e1e.jpg?v=1787349729","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/scarlet-letter-and-other-writings-authoritative-texts-contexts-criticism","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}