Det flammende bogstav (1850)

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LCBrooks: Allows for interesting comparisons on the subject of double marriage.

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Waldstein: Fascinating interpretation. Very free and very different. Really an independent work of art. If not superior to the novel, certainly not inferior to it either. Good script, excellent cast, beautiful music.

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alaskayo: Contains a lot of parallels between the two heroines. Acker's '77 novel also contains a scathing deconstruction of Hawthorne's the Scarlet Letter somewhere down the line. If you haven't heard of her, take note. She's worth the attention.

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aulsmith: Sex and guilt in Calvinist cultures.

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Midnightdreary: Similar exploration of the question of sin, inherited or otherwise.

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CurrerBell: Hester Prynne has a spunkiness that Ruth Hilton lacks.