Abstract
I have an image of an extraterrestrial anthropologist holding a copy of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1850 novel in one hand and a video tape of Roland Joff's 1995 film in the other. I imagine her examining these two versions of The Scarlet Letter as the only artefacts of human culture available to her. I can hear her baffled query: 'what could cause such regression in a civilisation?'
How to Cite:
Sutherland-Kelly, A., (1997) “Sex, lies and needlework: review of The scarlet letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne; movie directed by Roland Joffe)”, Law Text Culture 3(1), 236-242.
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