Tess of the d urbervilles
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A novel of hypocrisy and double standards. It tells of Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor and dissipated villager, who learns that she may be descended from the ancient family of d'Urbeville. In her search for respectability her fortunes fluctuate wildly, and the story assumes the proportions of a Greek tragedy.
Introduction and Notes by Michael Irwin, Professor of English Literature, University of Kent at Canterbury.
Set in Hardy's Wessex, Tess is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards. Its challenging sub-title, A Pure Woman, infuriated critics when the book was first published in 1891, and it was condemned as immoral and pessimistic.
It tells of Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor and dissipated villager, who learns that she may be descended from the ancient family of d'Urbeville. In her search for respectability her fortunes fluctuate wildly, and the story assumes the proportions of a Greek tragedy. It explores Tess's relationships with two very different men, her struggle against the social mores of the rural Victorian world which she inhabits and the hypocrisy of the age.
In addressing the double standards of the time, Hardy’s masterly evocation of a world which we have lost, provides one of the most compelling stories in the canon of English literature, whose appeal today defies the judgement of Hardy’s contemporary critics.
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 05 mei 1992
Aantal pagina's: 384
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: Thomas Hardy
Tweede Auteur: Thomas Hardy
Hoofdillustrator: Coralie Bickford-Smith
Hoofdredacteur: Dr Keith Carabine
Tweede Redacteur: Tim Dolin
Hoofduitgeverij: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Eerste Vertaler: Marcelle Clements
Originele titel: Tess of the D'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 126 mm
Product hoogte: 24 mm
Product lengte: 196 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 129 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 20 mm
Verpakking lengte: 198 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 240 g
EAN: 9781853260056