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內容簡介:
This is a new title from a successful and respected series.
It features the original text alongside an accessible, modern day
translation. It includes helpful commentary, character descriptions
and more. It is ideal for students or for those who wish to gain a
better understanding of the text. "No Fear: The Scarlet Letter"
provides the original tales on the left-hand page, side-by-side
with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Featuring the
complete text of the original play, a line-by-line translation that
puts Hawthorne into everyday language, a complete list of
characters with descriptions, and plenty of helpful commentary, "No
Fear: The Scarlet Letter" allows readers to enjoy this masterpiece
in all its brilliance - and actually understand what it
means.
關於作者:
NathanielHawthorne"Words--soinnocentandpowerlessastheyare,asstandinginadictionary,howpotentforgoodandeviltheybecomeinthehandsofonewhoknowshowtocombinethem,"NathanielHawthorneoncereflected.Hawthorne''sownwordsindeedhadanundeniablepower.AuthorofTheScarletLetterandoriginatoroftheAmericanshortstory,Hawthorneleftanindelibleimpressiononliteraturethatwouldinfluencehisfellowwritersintothenextcentury.BiographyNathanielHathorne,Jr.,wasbornintoanestablishedNewEnglandpuritanfamilyonIndependenceDay,1804,inSalem,Massachusetts.Afterthesuddendeathofhisfather,heandhismotherandsistersmovedinwithhismother''sfamilyinSalem.Nathaniel''searlyeducationwasinformal;hewashome-schooledbytutorsuntilheenrolledinBowdoinCollegeinBrunswick,Maine.Uninterestedinconventionalprofessionssuchaslaw,medicine,ortheministry,Nathanielchoseinsteadtorely"forsupportuponmypen."Aftergraduation,hereturnedtohishometown,wroteshortstoriesandsketches,andchancedthespellingofhissurnameto"Hawthorne."Hawthorne''scoterieconsistedoftranscendentalistthinkers,includingRalphWaldoEmersonandHenryDavidThoreau.Althoughhedidnotsubscribeentirelytothegroup''sphilosophy,helivedforsixmonthsatBrookFarm,acooperativelivingcommunitythetranscendentalistsestablishedinWestRoxbury,Massachusetts.OnJuly9,1942,HawthornemarriedafollowerofEmerson,SophiaPeabody,withwhomhehadadaughter,Una,andason,Julian.ThecouplepurchasedamansioninConcord,Massachusetts,thatpreviouslyhadbeenoccupiedbyauthorLouisaMayAlcott.Frequentlyinfinancialdifficulty,HawthorneworkedatthecustomhousesinSalemandBostontosupporthisfamilyandhiswriting.Hispeacefullifewasinterruptedwhenhiscollegefriend,FranklinPierce,nowpresidentoftheUnitedStates,appointedhimU.S.consulatLiverpool,England,whereheservedforfouryears.ThepublicationofTheScarletLetterin1850changedthewaysocietyviewedPuritanism.Consideredhismasterpiece,thenovelfocusesonHawthorne''srecurrentthemesofsin,guilt,andpunishment.Somecriticshaveattributedhissenseofguilttohisancestors''connectionwiththepersecutionofQuakersinseventeenth-centuryNewEnglandandtheirprominentroleintheSalemwitchcrafttrialsinthe1690s.OnMay19,1864,HawthornediedinPlymouth,NewHampshire,leavingbehindseveralunfinishednovelsthatwerepublishedposthumously.HeisburiedatSleepyHollowCemeteryinConcord,Massachusetts.AuthorbiographyfromtheBarnesNobleClassicseditionofTheScarletLetter.GoodToKnowHawthorne''sbirthnamewasactuallyNathanielHathorne.It''srumoredthatheaddeda"w"toavoidbeingassociatedwithhisPuritangrandfather,JudgeHathorne--whopresidedovertheSalemWitchTrials.AmongHawthorne''speersatMaine''sBowdoinCollege:authorHenryWadsworthLongfellowandFranklinPierce,whowouldlaterbecomethecountry''s14thpresident.Initsfirstweekofpublication,TheScarletLettersold4,000copies.HawthornediedonMay19,1864,atthePemigewassetHouseinPlymouth,NewHampshire.Ironically,formerpresidentFranklinPiercehadadvisedhimtogothereforhishealth.DateofBirth:七月4,1804PlaceofBirth:Salem,MassachusettsDateofDeath:五月19,1864PlaceofDeath:Plymouth,NewHampshireEducation:BowdoinCollege,Brunswick,Maine,1824