Readings on "Tess of the D'Urbervilles"

by Szumski, Bonnie

• ISBN13: 9780737701975
• ISBN10: 0737701978
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Greenhaven Pr

Summary

This novel explores the effects of a strict Victorian moral code upon its heroine. The work is also known for its unusual focus on the lower class and open treatment of sexuality and religion.

Table of Contents

Foreword	9	(11)
Introduction	11	(2)
A Biography	13	(9)
Thomas Hardy
Characters and Plot	22	(12)
Themes in Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Aristocracy in Tess	34	(7)
D.H. Lawrence
Christianity in Tess	41	(11)
Lance St. John Butler
A Critique of Education and Urban Attitudes	52	(6)
Bruce Hugman
Determinism in Tess	58	(10)
Leon Waldorf
Tess's Fate Is Not Predetermined	68	(146)
Bruce Hugman
The Destruction of Rural Life	76	(7)
Thomas Hinde
Imagery and Symbols in Tess
The Image of the Earth	83	(10)
Dorothy Van Ghent
Hardy's Use of Nature Reveals His Narrative Flaws	93	(10)
David Lodge
Humanist Philosophy in Tess	103	(8)
Jagdish Chandra Dave
Men in Tess
The Character of Alec	111	(8)
H.M. Daleski
Angel Clare	119	(9)
Virginia R. Hyman
Tess Is a Victim of Men	128	(15)
T.R. Wright
Tess
Tess: Poor and a Woman	143	(10)
Anne Z. Mickelson
Tess Is at Odds with Nature	153	(12)
Marjorie Garson
Tess Is a Tragic Heroine	165	(13)
Bert G. Hornback
Tess Is Not a Victim	178	(13)
Rosemarie Morgan
Tess as a Pagan Goddess	191	(10)
Shirley A. Stave
Tess Is Admirable	201	(13)
Jean R. Brooks
Chronology	214	(4)
For Further Research	218	(2)
Index	220