Seth Adam Smith

on a literal odyssey

Redemption in “Tess of the d’Urbervilles” and “The Scarlet Letter”

Although separated by an ocean, several decades, and completely different audiences, it is remarkable how strikingly similar Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles (1891) and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter … Continue reading

May 4, 2012 · 1 Comment