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Tess of the d'Urbervilles
New Edition
Thomas Hardy
Edited by Simon Gatrell, Juliet Grindle, and Penny Boumelha
496 pages
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two maps
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196x129mm
978-0-19-953705-1
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Paperback
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14 August 2008
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- A unique critical text, taken from the authoritative Clarendon edition, based on the manuscript collated with Hardy's later revisions
- New introduction by Penny Boumelha describes the novel's controversial publication, the figure of Tess,class, and nature, and the female body, in an original and compelling reading.
- New, up-to-date bibliography
- New chronology
- Two maps
New to this edition - New introduction by Penny Boumelha describes the novel's controversial publication, the figure of Tess,class, and nature, and the female body, in an original and compelling reading.
- New, up-to-date bibliography
- New chronology
- New setting in a larger typeface
'She looked absolutely pure. Nature, in her fantastic trickery, had set such a seal of maidenhood upon Tess's countenance that he gazed at her with a stupefied air: "Tess- say it is not true! No, it is not true!"'
Young Tess Durbeyfield attempts to restore her family's fortunes by claiming their connection with the aristocratic d'Urbervilles. But Alec d'Urberville is a rich wastrel who seduces her and makes her life miserable. When Tess meets Angel Clare, she is offered true love and happiness, but her past catches up with her and she faces an agonizing moral choice.
Hardy's indictment of society's double standards, and his
depiction of Tess as 'a pure woman', caused controversy in his day and has held the imagination of readers ever since. Hardy thought it his finest novel, and Tess the most deeply felt character he ever created. This unique critical text is taken from the authoritative Clarendon edition, which is based on the manuscript collated with all Hardy's subsequent revisions.
ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further
study, and much more.Readership: Readers and students of nineteenth-century fiction, English literature, cultural studies, the novel, Hardy, regional literature, gender studies
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Thomas Hardy Edited by Simon Gatrell, Professor of English, University of Georgia, Juliet Grindle, and Penny Boumelha, Jury Professor of English Language and Literature and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Adelaide
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