The Scarlet Letter
May 2004 · Sold by Simon and Schuster
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Introduced by Bob Dylan for Bowtag & Moll, his imprint with Simon & Schuster, The Scarlet Letter is Nathaniel Hawthorne’s enduring novel of shame, secrecy, and defiance: the story of Hester Prynne, a woman branded by her society and made immortal by her refusal to submit.
Hester Prynne is one of American literature’s first defiant women: shamed by her Puritan community, she refuses to name the father of her child and endures a punishment that becomes, as Bob Dylan writes, “a symbol of spiritual and mental enslavement.”
But the secret is not Hester’s alone. As she bears the full force of public judgment, the men around her are consumed by guilt, cowardice, and the fear of exposure. Hawthorne’s masterpiece asks a question that remains bracingly contemporary: what happens when a society is more invested in punishment than truth?
Chosen and introduced by Bob Dylan for Bowtag & Moll, this reissue celebrates The Scarlet Letter as an enduring novel of female defiance and moral hypocrisy.
Hester Prynne is one of American literature’s first defiant women: shamed by her Puritan community, she refuses to name the father of her child and endures a punishment that becomes, as Bob Dylan writes, “a symbol of spiritual and mental enslavement.”
But the secret is not Hester’s alone. As she bears the full force of public judgment, the men around her are consumed by guilt, cowardice, and the fear of exposure. Hawthorne’s masterpiece asks a question that remains bracingly contemporary: what happens when a society is more invested in punishment than truth?
Chosen and introduced by Bob Dylan for Bowtag & Moll, this reissue celebrates The Scarlet Letter as an enduring novel of female defiance and moral hypocrisy.
Introduced by Bob Dylan for Bowtag & Moll, his imprint with Simon & Schuster, The Scarlet Letter is Nathaniel Hawthorne’s enduring novel of shame, secrecy, and defiance: the story of Hester Prynne, a woman branded by her society and made immortal by her refusal to submit.
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About the author
Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts. He was educated at the Bowdoin College in Maine (1821-24). Between the years 1825 and 1836 Hawthorne worked as a writer and contributor to periodicals. His first novel, Fanshawe, appeared anonymously at his own expense in 1828. In 1842 he married Sophia Peabody, an active participant in the Transcendentalist movement. His marriage to Sophia provided the inspiration for the noble character of Hester Prynne. He died in 1864.
Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts. He was educated at the Bowdoin College in Maine (1821-24). Between the years 1825 and 1836 Hawthorne worked as a writer and contributor to periodicals. His first novel, Fanshawe, appeared anonymously at his own expense in 1828. In 1842 he marr...
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