Tess of the d'Urbervilles
One of a series of literary texts edited for study by 14–18 year olds in English-speaking classrooms.
One of a series of literary texts edited for study by 14–18 year olds in English-speaking classrooms.
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Format: Textbook
ASIN: 9780141439594
Publish date: 13-05-2003
Publisher: Penguin
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Classic Literature,
19th Century,
Fiction,
Historical
I recently read 'Far from the Maddding Crowd' and decided to continue with my Hardy fascination. It's a long read, but worth every second. I got sad the closer I got to the end because I knew my time with Tess and Angel was ending. The landscape, the characters, they come alive in the story and I'll...
It's hard to separate the characters and their actions from Hardy's intended social critique, especially as a modern audience, and especially because it's the exact opposite reaction contemporary readers had at the time of its publishing. We see a woman without self-respect whose passivity ruins her...
I wrote an A+ paper on this book for a lit. class many years ago, and I remember being surprised at how much I liked it. It was my intro to Thomas Hardy.
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