The scarlet letter and Puritan ethics / A.N. Kaul -- Footsteps of Ann Hutchinson: the context of The scarlet letter / Michael J. Colacurcio -- Hawthorne by moonlight / Richard H. Brodhead -- Family discourse and fiction in The scarlet letter / Michael Ragussis -- Hawthorne's illegible letter / Norman Bryson -- The prison door / Evan Carton -- Prometheus ashamed: The scarlet letter and the masculinity of art / Scott Derrick.
Summary
A collection of seven critical essays on Hawthorne's novel, arranged in chronological order of original publication.