…Published in 1850. Set in the Puritan society of mid-17th century Boston, this masterpiece is rich in pictorial beauty, with light and darkness intertwining, and delves deeply into the psychology of three characters: Reverend Dimmesdale, Hester Prynne, who committed adultery with Dimmesdale and was forced to wear a scarlet A on her chest, and Chillingworth's husband. Using symbolic techniques, it deals with issues such as the nature of various sins and the conflict between social rules and freedom of thought, while featuring real people such as Governor J. Winthrop in the background to give the work a historical sense of reality. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Hester, P." is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…1850年出版。17世紀中葉のボストンの清教徒(ピューリタン)社会を舞台に,牧師ディムズデール,彼と姦通adulteryし胸に緋色のAの文字をつけさせられたヘスターHester Prynne,その夫チリングワースの3人の心理を深く追究した,光と闇の交錯する絵画的美しさに富む傑作。象徴的手法で,さまざまな罪のあり方,社会の掟と思想の自由の相克などの問題を扱う一方,点景にJ.ウィンスロップ知事など実在の人物を配して,歴史的なリアリティを与えている。… ※「Hester,P.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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