Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne's THE SCARLET LETTER reaches to our nation's historical and moral roots for the material of great tragedy. Set in an early New England colony, the novel shows the terrible impact a single, passionate act has on the lives of three members of the community: the defiant Hester Prynne; the fiery, tortured Reverend Dimmesdale; and the obsessed, vengeful Chillingworth.

With THE SCARLET LETTER, Hawthorne became the first American novelist to forge from our Puritan heritage a universal classic, a masterful exploration of humanity's unending struggle with sin, guilt and pride.

LITERA SCARLETA a lui Nathaniel Hawthorne ajunge la radacinile istorice si morale ale natiunii noastre pentru materialul unei mari tragedii. Amplasat intr-o colonie timpurie din New England, romanul arata impactul teribil pe care un act unic si pasional il are asupra vietii a trei membri ai comunitatii: sfidatorul Hester Prynne; inflacaratul, torturat Reverendul Dimmesdale; si obsedatul si razbunatorul Chillingworth. Cu SCRISORUL SCRISOR, Hawthorne a devenit primul romancier american care a forjat din mostenirea noastra puritana un clasic universal, o explorare magistrala a luptei nesfarsite a umanitatii cu pacatul, vinovatia si mandria.