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The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne (Thomas E. Connolly a Nina Baym)
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Penguin Books • 2003

Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts, during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and will not reveal her lover’s identi...tity. The scarlet letter A (for adultery) she has to wear on her clothes, along with her public shaming, is her punishment for her sin and her secrecy. She struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne - Šarlátové písmeno

Hester Prynnová zhrešila. V neprítomnosti manžela sa zaplietla s váženým mužom a z ich hriechu sa zrodilo dieťa.Nechce však za nič prezradiť, kto je otcom. Puritánska spoločnosť Nového Anglicka teda uvrhne ženu aj s dieťaťom na okraj spoločenského diania. Súčasť jej trestu predstavuje tiež symbol cudzoložstva – šarlátové písmeno A (ako Adulteress – cudzoložnica), ktoré musí mať vyšité na[...]

Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts, during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and will not reveal her lover’s identity. The scarlet letter A (for adultery) she has to wear on her clothes, along with her public shaming, is her punishment for her sin and her secrecy. She struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.