Tess of the D'Urbervilles

by Hardy, Thomas; Riquelme, John Paul

• ISBN13: 9780312106881
• ISBN10: 0312106882
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-02-15
• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's

Summary

"Whether exploring the thorny issues of wives' sexual duties, divorce, homosexuality, or sex outside marriage, discussions of sexual ethics and Islam often spark heated conflict rather than reasoned argument. In this ground-breaking, lucid, and carefully constructed work, feminist Muslim scholar Dr. Kecia Ali asks how one can determine what makes sex lawful and ethical in the sight of God." "Drawing on both revealed and interpretative Muslim texts, Ali critiques medieval and contemporary commentators alike to produce a balanced and comprehensive study of a subject both sensitive and urgent, making this an invaluable resource for students, scholars, and interested readers."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

About the Series	v
About This Volume	vii
PART ONE Tess of the d'Urbervilles: The Complete Text
Introduction: Biographical and Historical Contexts	3	(16)
The Complete Text	19	(368)
PART TWO Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Case Study in Contemporary Criticism
A Critical History of Tess of the d'Urbervilles	387	(18)
The New Historicism and Tess of the d'Urbervilles	405	(36)
What Is the New Historicism?	405	(13)
The New Historicism: A Selected Bibliography	418	(4)
A New Historicist Perspective:
Tess of the d'Urbervilles: Hardy's Anthropology of the Novel	422	(19)
Catherine Gallagher
Feminist and Gender Criticism and Tess of the d'Urbervilles	441	(43)
What Are Feminist and Gender Criticism?	441	(14)
Feminist and Gender Criticism: A Selected Bibliography	455	(7)
A Feminist and Gender Perspective:
Tess and the Subject of Sexual Violence: Reading, Rape, Seduction	462	(22)
Ellen Rooney
Deconstruction and Tess of the d'Urbervilles	484	(37)
What Is Deconstruction?	484	(17)
Deconstruction: A Selected Bibliography	501	(5)
A Deconstructive Perspective:
Echoic Language, Uncertainty, and Freedom in Test of the d'Urbervilles	506	(15)
John Paul Riquelme
Reader-Response Criticism and Tess of the d'Urbervilles	521	(31)
What Is Reader-Response Criticism?	521	(12)
Reader-Response Criticism: A Selected Bibliography	533	(4)
A Reader-Response Perspective:
``Driven Well Home to the Reader's Heart?'': Tess's Implicated Audience	537	(15)
Garrett Stewart
Cultural Criticism and Tess of the d'Urbervilles	552	(39)
What Is Cultural Criticism?	552	(14)
Cultural Criticism: A Selected Bibliography	566	(5)
A Cultural Perspective:
The Same and the Different: Standards and Standardization in Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles	571	(20)
Jennifer Wicke
Glossary of Critical and Theoretical Terms	591	(14)
About the Contributor	605