One of the most famous literary masterpieces and a cornerstone of American literature. Comes with a DVD of the 1934 movie version
First published in 1850, The Scarlet Letter was a popular success in both America and England, although it was frequently denounced as scandalous and lascivious. The story centers on Hester Prynne, who has been convicted of adultery and refuses to name her accomplice and father of the child she bore out of the affair. As punishment for her crime, she is condemned to wear a scarlet letter A upon her chest for the entire town to see. Set in seventeenth-century Puritan Boston, the book evokes the social, political, and intellectual climate of the time.
The Scarlet Letter remains a truly magnificent classic, rich and complex, which explores the issues of morality and all its ambiguities. This edition includes new material addressing the differences between the novel and the movie, and discussion points.
The DVD includes The 1934 Vignola movie adaptation starring Colleen Moore and Alan Hale, along with an analysis of the author, book, and film by Susannah Gora, as well as ancillary material highlighting the differences between the movie and the text.
