The Scarlet Letter

The story of Hester Prynne, taken in adultery, arraigned by her puritan community and abandoned by her husband and her lover. Combining moral force, austere beauty and psychology, it is a narrative which provides the framework for the author's reflections on the metaphysics of good and evil.

Povestea lui Hester Prynne, prinsa in adulter, pusa sub acuzare de comunitatea puritana si abandonata de sotul si iubitul ei. Combinand forta morala, frumusetea austera si psihologia, este o naratiune care ofera cadrul reflectiilor autoarei asupra metafizicii binelui si raului.