Hawthorne's The scarlet letter /

Ryken, Leland.

Hawthorne's The scarlet letter / Leland Ryken. - Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway, 2013. - 73 pages ; 21 cm. - Christian guides to the classics . - Christian guides to the classics. .

Includes bibliographical references (page 71).

The Nature and Function of Literature -- Why the Classics Matter -- How to Read a Story -- The Scarlet Letter: The Book at a Glance -- The Author and His Faith -- The Scarlet Letter. The Prison-Door -- The Market-Place -- The Recognition -- The Interview -- Hester at Her Needle -- Pearl -- The Governor's Hall -- The Elf-Child and the Minister -- The Leech -- The Leech and His Patient -- The Interior of a Heart -- The Minister's Vigil -- Another View of Hester -- Hester and the Physician -- Hester and Pearl -- A Forest Walk -- The Pastor and His Parishioner -- A Flood of Sunshine -- The Child at the Brook-Side -- The Minister in a Maze -- The New England Holiday -- The Procession -- The Revelation of the Scarlet Letter.

This guide opens up the signature book of American literature, Hawthornes Scarlet Letter, and unpacks its universal themes of sin, guilt, and redemption.

9781433526084 1433526085

2012025869


Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. Scarlet letter.


Christianity and literature.

PS 1868 / .R95 2013