num_pages: 200
description: 'The Office Of The Scarlet Letter' provides a theoretical redefinition of the function of symbolism in culture; it also provides an exemplary literary-ideological reading of a major American text.
language: English
title: The Office of The Scarlet Letter
titlecomplete: The Office of The Scarlet Letter (Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society)
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 19
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: James Russell Lowell Prize
publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press