Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles: A Reader's Guide

by Gregg A. Hecimovich

Overview

Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles is a student-guide to Thomas Hardy's most enduring novel. Tess of the D'Urbervilles is one of the great classics of the British novel tradition and one of the most beloved works of the nineteenth century. This lively, informed, and insightful guide explores the style, structure, themes, critical reception, and literary influence of Thomas Hardy's celebrated novel and also discusses its film and TV adaptations. This is the ideal guide to reading and studying the novel, offering guidance on literary and historical context, language, style and form, and reading the text.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847065995
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/25/2010
Series:	Reader's Guides
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Gregg A. Hecimovich is Chair in the Department of English and Associate Professor at Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA.

Table of Contents

1. Contexts
2. Language, Style and Form
3. Reading Tess of the D'Urbervilles
4. Critical Reception and Publishing History
5. Adaptation, interpretation and influence
6. Guide to Further Reading
Index