Tess of the D'Urbervilles: a pure woman
Material type: TextPublication details: London Pan Books 1985Edition: The Pan New Wessex EdDescription: 400pISBN: 0330344706Subject(s): English literature- Fiction | England--Wessex | Women murderers | Poor families | Man-woman relationships | Triangles (Interpersonal relations) | Children of the rich | Children of clergy | Women household employeesDDC classification: 823.8 Summary: The story of the d'Ubervilles, cruelly seduced by her relative the cynical Alec d'Ubervilles, betrayed by the moral Angel Clare and haunted by her guikt and shame, becomes in Hardy's hands an indictinent of all the crimes and hypocrisies of nineteenth century England- its religion, its cruel class-system, the destruction of traditional agriculture and the perversions of the modern consciousness. Of all Hardy's heroines none is more touching than Tess.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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BK | Stack | Stack | 823.8 HAR/T (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 04445 |
Introduction and notes by P.N. Furbank
The story of the d'Ubervilles, cruelly seduced by her relative the cynical Alec d'Ubervilles, betrayed by the moral Angel Clare and haunted by her guikt and shame, becomes in Hardy's hands an indictinent of all the crimes and hypocrisies of nineteenth century England- its religion, its cruel class-system, the destruction of traditional agriculture and the perversions of the modern consciousness.
Of all Hardy's heroines none is more touching than Tess.
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