Hardy, Thomas 1840-1928
Jude the Obscure / Thomas Hardy ; introduction and notes by Norman Vance - First edition - 376 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. - Wordsworth Classics . - Wordsworth Classics .
Jude Fawley is a rural stonemason with intellectual aspirations. Frustated by proverty and the indifference of the academic institutions at the University of Christminster, his only chance of fulfilment seems to lie in his relationship with his unconventional, free-thinking cousin, Sue Bridehead. But life as social outcasts proves undermining, and when tragedy occurs, Sue has no resilience and Jude is left in despair.
Hardy´s portrait of Jude idealist and dreamer who is a prisoner of his own physical nature, is one of the most haunting and desperate of his creations, Jude the Obscure is a dark yet compassionate account of the insurmountable frustrations of human existence which reflect Hardy´s yearning for the spiritual values of the past and his despair at their decline.
1853262617 9781853262616
Literatura inglesa
English literature
Novela inglesa
English novel
823.8 / / H268j
Jude the Obscure / Thomas Hardy ; introduction and notes by Norman Vance - First edition - 376 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. - Wordsworth Classics . - Wordsworth Classics .
Jude Fawley is a rural stonemason with intellectual aspirations. Frustated by proverty and the indifference of the academic institutions at the University of Christminster, his only chance of fulfilment seems to lie in his relationship with his unconventional, free-thinking cousin, Sue Bridehead. But life as social outcasts proves undermining, and when tragedy occurs, Sue has no resilience and Jude is left in despair.
Hardy´s portrait of Jude idealist and dreamer who is a prisoner of his own physical nature, is one of the most haunting and desperate of his creations, Jude the Obscure is a dark yet compassionate account of the insurmountable frustrations of human existence which reflect Hardy´s yearning for the spiritual values of the past and his despair at their decline.
1853262617 9781853262616
Literatura inglesa
English literature
Novela inglesa
English novel
823.8 / / H268j