Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles : A Routledge Study Guide and Sourcebook

ISBN-13: 9780415255271 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 192 str.

Scott McEathron

Opis

This sourcebook offers an introduction to Thomas Hardy's crucial novel, offering: *a contextual overview, a chronology and reprinted contemporary documents, including a selection of Hardy's poems *an overview of the book's early reception and recent critical fortunes, as well as a wide range of reprinted extracts from critical works *key passages from the novel, reprinted with editorial comment and cross-referenced within the volume to contextual and critical documents *suggestions for further reading and a list of relevant web resources. For students on a wide range of courses, this sourcebook offers the essential stepping-stone from a basic reading knowledge to an advanced understanding of Hardy's best-known novel.

O autorze

Scott McEathron