1st Edition
A General Drama of Pain Character and Fate in Hardy's Major Novels
By Bernard J. Paris
Copyright 2012
153 Pages
by
Routledge
154 Pages
by
Routledge
153 Pages
by
Routledge
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This motivational analysis of the protagonists in Thomas Hardy's three most widely read novels-- Tess of the d'Urbervilles, The Mayor of Casterbridge , and Jude the Obscure --highlights an often-overlooked aspect of his art. Bernard J. Paris shows Hardy's genius in creating imagined human beings. He demonstrates that while Hardy tends to blame external conditions for his characters' painful... Read more
Acknowledgments, Preface, 1 Initial Attraction, 2 “A Confusion of Many Standards”: Conflicting Value Systems in Tess of the d’Urbervilles, 3 Tess the Woman, 4 Th e Mayor of Casterbridge, 5 Jude the Obscure : Jude, 6 Jude the Obscure : Jude and Sue, 7 Jude the Obscure : Th e Catastrophe, Conclusion, References , Index
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Bernard J. Paris
