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A 6 page summary of the massive volume of critical reviews which have been published on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter”. The author of this paper emphasizes that the number of reviews which have been completed is testament the tale’s superiority as a classic work of literature. It is a work which, although outwardly it may appear simple, is really quite complex in its plot, theme, and setting. This paper utilizes published reviews to summarize the psychoanalytical aspects of the tale. Included are numerous quotes from published reviews. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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the federated local tribes devastated the English settlements. As the story ends, the assault is underway. And yet the conclusion is hardly tragic... a romance has flowered between Arthur and
the beautiful Hester Prynne, a romance that actually occupies most of our attention, and whose harvest is a little Pearl" (Bercovitch 1).
This quote is taken from one of hundreds of literary criticisms of Nathaniel Hawthornes "The Scarlet Letter". This tale has, in
fact, been a subject of literary analysis practically since the day it was written. This fact alone is testament to its superiority as a classic work of literature.
It is a work which, although outwardly it may appear simple, is really quite complex in its plot, theme, and setting. Literary criticism, however, can be compared to a
number of fields outside of literature. One of the most interesting means of evaluating this work is from a psychoanalytical approach.
In many respects the literary critic takes on the role of the psychoanalyst in their interpretation of a particular work. At the same time, however, the critic takes
on the role of the patient in their transference of his or her feelings in regard to a particular work to their reader, the person to whom the literary critic
is interpreting the work. This transference is, to a large degree, driven by the apparently almost innate tendency of critics to make all well in regard to what they
perceive as failures of a particular piece of literature or to indelibly inscribe the virtues of the work that they perceive as being superior to other of its kind.
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