Deeply influenced by his Puritan heritage, Nathaniel Hawthorne is the author of the classic novels The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables. He also wrote brilliant short stories, which include such tales as ""Young Goodman Brown"" and ""The Minister's Black Veil."" This volume from the new Bloom's ""Classic Critical Views"" series showcases insightful essays from the 19th and early 20th centuries that offer a three-dimensional look at how Hawthorne's works have remained relevant through the years.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Blooms Classic Critical Views .

There are 273 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2008 by Chelsea House Publishers .

Harold Bloom is Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University.