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Tess of the d'Urbervilles

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A ne'er-do-well exploits his gentle daughter's beauty for social advancement in this masterpiece of tragic fiction. Hardy's 1891 novel defied convention to focus on the rural lower class for a frank treatment of sexuality and religion. Then and now, his sympathetic portrait of a victim of Victorian hypocrisy offers compelling reading.

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Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
2008
Formato
In brossura
Pagine
443
ISBN10
0199537054
ISBN13
9780199537051
Serie
Prima pubblicazione
1891
Titolo originale
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Valutazione
3,75 su 5
Descrizione
A ne'er-do-well exploits his gentle daughter's beauty for social advancement in this masterpiece of tragic fiction. Hardy's 1891 novel defied convention to focus on the rural lower class for a frank treatment of sexuality and religion. Then and now, his sympathetic portrait of a victim of Victorian hypocrisy offers compelling reading.