Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Anglistik - Literatur, Note: 2, Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Angelistik), Veranstaltung: "Spin-Off, Mash-Up and Rewrite: Literary Recycling", Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: This paper will center on the question if Christopher Bigsby's novel "Hester" pays homage to Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" or not. It will also examine if the here mentioned text can be seen as a recycled literature, a spin off or a rewrite. "The Scarlett Letter" is a text which has always enjoyed a considerable amount of attention and significance in literary circles and by an extensive range of authors. It has been rewritten a large number of times and several authors have attempted to expand or offer their own version of the tale presented