Thomas Hardy : 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles' / Cedric Watts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watts, Cedric, 1937-

Series:

Humanities Insights

Literature insights

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928--Criticism and interpretation.

Hardy, Thomas.

Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928. Tess of the d'Urbervilles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (82 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tirril [England] : Humanities-Ebooks, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This critical and contextual study by a distinguished critic sheds new light on Hardy s famous novel of rural life, sexual desire and tragic irony. The co-ordinating theme of this study is that Hardy designed Tess of the d Urbervilles to be controversial,"

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Copyright and Licence""; ""Title Page""; ""Contents ""; ""A note on the author""; ""1. Preliminary Matter ""; ""1.1. Editorial Note and Acknowledgements""; ""1.2. Abbreviations""; ""1.3 Foreword""; ""2. Biographical""; ""2.1. Hardy�s Progress""; ""2.2. Personal Aspects of Tess of the d�Urbervilles""; ""3. The Composition of Tess of the d�Urbervilles and its Modes of Publication""; ""3.1. Composition and Early Publication""; ""3.2. Subsequent Versions""; ""4. The Opening, the Plot and the Narration""; ""4.1. The Title, Sub-Title and Epigraph""

""4.2. A Plot-Summary and Its Limitations""""4.3. Rape and Seduction""; ""4.4. Characterisation""; ""4.5. Narration""; ""5. Themes and Contexts""; ""5.1. Religion, Scepticism and Morality""; ""5.2. Politics""; ""6. Literary Aspects""; ""6.1. Naturalism and Realism""; ""6.2. Leitmotifs and Themes""; ""6.3. Optical Effects and Defamiliarisation""; ""6.4. Language""; ""7. Rural Representation""; ""7.1. Talbothays""; ""7.2. Flintcomb-Ash""; ""8. Critical Survey""; ""8.1. Contemporaneous Responses""; ""8.2. Subsequent Responses""; ""9. Conclusion""; ""10. Bibliography""; ""10.1. Bibliographies ""

""10.2. Texts of Tess of the d�Urbervilles""""10.3. Other Works by Hardy""; ""10.4. Biographies and Related Works""; ""10.5. Critical, Scholarly and Contextual Material""; ""10.6. Films and Television Productions of Tess of the d�Urbervilles""; ""10.7. Journals ""; ""10.8. Websites ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-04039-1

9786612040399

1-84760-045-X

OCLC:

743145539