The Scarlet Mob of Scribblers: Rereading Hester Prynne

by Jamie Barlowe and Associate Professor Jamie Barlowe

Jamie Barlowe finds it bitterly ironic that in literary criticism of The Scarlet Letter, a major American novel about a woman, the voices of female critics have been virtually excluded.

Barlowe examines the causes and consequences of the continuing disregard for women's scholarship. To that end, she chronicles The Scarlet Letter's critical reception, analyzes the history of Hester Prynne as a cultural icon in literature and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809322730
• ISBN13: 9780809322732
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"