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| jude the obscure major themes: Jude the Obscure Thomas Hardy, 2024-03-21 Jude Fawley is a young and ambitious working-class man with dreams of pursuing an education and becoming a scholar. His plans are thwarted when he is lured into an unhappy marriage with a woman who doesn’t truly love him. As Jude navigates the complexities of love and relationships, he finds himself entangled in a tumultuous affair with his cousin, Sue Bridehead, a free-spirited and unconventional woman. Together, they challenge the conventions of society and struggle to find happiness and fulfillment in a world that seems determined to keep them apart THOMAS HARDY [1840-1928] was an English poet and author. His work is characterized by realism and criticism of the strict Victorian ideals which he believed limited people's lives and happiness. He achieved great success with the novel Under the Greenwood Tree [1872] and continued with successes such as Far from the Madding Crowd and Tess of the d’Urbervilles. |
| jude the obscure major themes: Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure Harold Bloom, 1987 A collection of eight critical essays on Thomas Hardy's last major novel, arranged in chronological order of publication. |
| jude the obscure major themes: Tess of the D'Urbervilles Thomas Hardy, 1893 |
| jude the obscure major themes: The Woodlanders Thomas Hardy, 1920 In a little village in the woodlands of Dorset, there are intense and consuming emotions between the doctor, the daughter of the timber merchant, the tree keeper, a peasant girl and others. |
| jude the obscure major themes: Thomas Hardy Harold Bloom, 2009 Provides reviews of six prominent works by the poet Thomas Hardy along with criticism and thematic analysis of other works and a short biography of the poet. |
| jude the obscure major themes: The Son's Veto Thomas Hardy, 2013-04-23 As the strains proceeded many of the listeners observed the chaired lady, whose back hair, by reason of her prominent position, so challenged inspection. Her face was not easily discernible, but the aforesaid cunning tress-weavings, the white ear and poll, and the curve of a cheek which was neither flaccid nor sallow, were signals that led to the expectation of good beauty in front. Such expectations are not infrequently disappointed as soon as the disclosure comes; and in the present case, when the lady, by a turn of the head, at length revealed herself, she was not so handsome as the people behind her had supposed, and even hoped—they did not know why. |
| jude the obscure major themes: The Withered Arm and Other Stories 1874-1888 Thomas Hardy, 2006-08-31 See if she is dark or fair, and if you can, notice if her hands be white; if not, see if they look as though she had ever done housework, or are milker's hands like mine. So Rhoda Brook, the abandoned mistress of Farmer Lodge, is jealous to discover details of his new bride in 'The Withered Arm', the title story in this selection of Hardy's finest short stories. Hardy's first story, 'Destiny and a Blue Cloak' was written fresh from the success of Far From the Madding Crowd. Beautiful in their own right, these stories are also testing-grounds for the novels in their controversial sexual politics, their refusal of romance structures, and their elegiac pursuit of past, lost loves. Several of the stories in The Withered Arm were collected to form the famous volume, Wessex Tales (1888), the first time Hardy denoted 'Wessex' to describe his fictional world. The Withered Arm is the first of a new two-volume selection of Hardy's short stories, edited with an introduction and notes by Kristin Brady. |
| jude the obscure major themes: A Superfluous Woman Emma Brooke, 2015-10-22 Aristocratic Jessamine Halliday, suffering a “splenetic seizure” brought on by high breeding, is prescribed a therapeutic break in the Scottish Highlands. While there, she falls in love with handsome crofter Colin Macgillvray and makes an indecent proposal by offering him the “unconditional surrender” of her body but refusing to give her hand in marriage. A Superfluous Woman is an audacious exploration of the fin-de-siècle preoccupation with race, class, and the sexual double standard. Unsurprisingly, Brooke’s novel caused outrage among critics. Campaigner W. T. Stead denounced it as “an immoral tale,” and The Times lamented its distinctly feminist message. This reaction, and Brooke’s boldness, ensured that it became one of the best-selling New Woman novels of the 1890s. |
| jude the obscure major themes: Return of the Native Annotated Thomas Hardy, 2021-01-19 One of Thomas Hardy's most powerful works, The Return of the Native centers famously on Egdon Heath, the wild, haunted Wessex moor that D. H. Lawrence called 'the real stuff of tragedy.' The heath's changing face mirrors the fortunes of the farmers, inn-keepers, sons, mothers, and lovers who populate the novel. The 'native' is Clym Yeobright, who comes home from a cosmopolitan life in Paris. He; his cousin Thomasin; her fiancé, Damon Wildeve; and the willful Eustacia Vye are the protagonists in a tale of doomed love, passion, alienation, and melancholy as Hardy brilliantly explores that theme so familiar throughout his fiction: the diabolical role of chance in determining the course of a life. |
| jude the obscure major themes: Thomas Hardy: Everyman Poetry Thomas Hardy, 2012-04-26 Both major novelist and major poet, with a distinctive off-beat and intensely personal style, Hardy is a modern writer born out of his time. |
| jude the obscure major themes: The Damnation of Theron Ware Harold Frederic, 1896 Theron Ware is a promising young Methodist pastor recently assigned to a congregation is small town in the Adirondack Mountains, which Frederic modeled after Utica, New York. His education has been limited and his experiences limited to church society and his strict enforcement of its norms. Theron has a number of experiences that cause him to begin to question the Methodist religion, his role as a minister and the existence of God. His illumination consists of his awakening to new intellectual and artistic experiences embodied by several of his new acquaintances including the town's Catholic priest who introduces him to the latest Biblical scholarship; a local man of science, who eschews religion and advocates for Darwin; and a local Irish Catholic girl with musical talent and artistic pretensions, with whom Theron becomes infatuated. In the end, these three characters grow disappointed in Theron, who initially represented an interesting social specimen but whose emergence from naivete and disparagement of his congregation disappoint them. A parallel concern is the role of women in this society, with model provided by Theron's wife, the musician-aesthete, and a church fundraiser who charms Theron with a common-sensical approach to religious affairs. Having lost his vocation and his new friends, Theron departs for Seattle, where he imagines he might use his oratorical skills to enter politics. |
| jude the obscure major themes: The Well-beloved Thomas Hardy, 1897 |
| jude the obscure major themes: Thomas Hardy and Women Penny Boumelha, 1985 |
| jude the obscure major themes: Ordinary people , 2017 The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father, and the guilt-ridden younger son. |
| jude the obscure major themes: Thomas Hardy Claire Tomalin, 2007-01-18 A masterful portrait (The Philadelphia Inquirer) from a Whitbread Award-winning biographer, and author of A Life of My Own. The novels of Thomas Hardy have a permanent place on every booklover's shelf, yet little is known about the interior life of the man who wrote them. A believer and an unbeliever, a socialist and a snob, an unhappy husband and a desolate widower, Hardy challenged the sexual and religious conventions of his time in his novels and then abandoned fiction to reestablish himself as a great twentieth-century lyric poet. In this acclaimed new biography, Claire Tomalin, one of today's preeminent literary biographers, investigates this beloved writer and reveals a figure as rich and complex as his tremendous legacy. |
| jude the obscure major themes: Under the greenwood tree Thomas Hardy, 1873 |
| jude the obscure major themes: Selected Poems of Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy, 1916 |
| jude the obscure major themes: Pog Padraig Kenny, 2019-04-04 'One of a kind. Utterly fantastic.' Eoin Colfer on Tin David and Penny's strange new home is surrounded by forest. It's the childhood home of their mother, who's recently died. But other creatures live here ... magical creatures, like tiny, hairy Pog. He's one of the First Folk, protecting the boundary between the worlds. As the children explore, they discover monsters slipping through from the place on the other side of the cellar door. Meanwhile, David is drawn into the woods by something darker, which insists there's a way he can bring his mother back ... |
| jude the obscure major themes: Small Things Like These (Oprah's Book Club) Claire Keegan, 2021-11-30 **OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK** NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CILLIAN MURPHY A New York Times Bestseller • Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize • Winner of the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction One of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century A hypnotic and electrifying Irish tale that transcends country, transcends time. —Lily King, New York Times bestselling author of Writers & Lovers Small Things Like These is award-winning author Claire Keegan's landmark new novel, a tale of one man's courage and a remarkable portrait of love and family It is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man faces into his busiest season. Early one morning, while delivering an order to the local convent, Bill makes a discovery which forces him to confront both his past and the complicit silences of a town controlled by the church. An international bestseller, Small Things Like These is a deeply affecting story of hope, quiet heroism, and empathy from one of our most critically lauded and iconic writers. |
| jude the obscure major themes: A Laodicean Thomas Hardy, 1899 |
| jude the obscure major themes: Volpone Ben Jonson, 2014-06-13 Volphone's reverential prayer to his heaps of gold launches the sharpest, funniest play about money and morals in the 17th century - a play still wickedly relevant on the same topics four centuries later. Ben Jonson's comedy depicts selfishness thinly veiled by sanctimonious speeches, lust and possessiveness poorly disguised as love and marriage, and cynical legalism passing itself off as pure justice, alongside snobbery, class warfare and greed. The wily protagonists keep a dozen conventional plots spinning in the minds of their dupes, and when their amazing juggling act finally unravels, there are yet more twists - and an even deeper cynicisim - to the story. The play is partly a beast-fable: the wily fox, Volpone, plays dead to lure flesh-eating birds that he can then consume. But the beasts are the human race, and polite society the biggest, greediest scam of them all. This student edition contains a lengthy Introduction with background on the author, date and sources, critical interpretation and stage history. Robert N. Watson is Distinguished Professor of English at UCLA. His publications include Critical Essays on Ben Jonson (as editor) and Ben Jonson's Parodic Strategy. He also edited the New Mermaids edition of Every Man in His Humour. |
| jude the obscure major themes: Heat and Light Ellen van Neerven, 2023-05-30 In this award-winning work of fiction, Ellen van Neerven leads readers on a journey that is mythical, mystical and still achingly real. Over three parts, van Neerven takes traditional storytelling and gives it a unique, contemporary twist. In 'Heat', we meet several generations of the Kresinger family and the legacy left by the mysterious Pearl. In 'Water', a futuristic world is imagined and the fate of a people threatened. In 'Light', familial ties are challenged and characters are caught between a desire for freedom and a sense of belonging. Heat and Light is an intriguing collection that heralded the arrival of a major new talent in Australian writing. |
| jude the obscure major themes: The Trumpet-major Thomas Hardy, 1903 |
| jude the obscure major themes: Mrs. Mike Benedict Freedman, Nancy Freedman, 1987 A young woman who had been raised in Boston marries a member of the Northwest Mounted Police and goes with him to live in the Canadian wilderness. |
| jude the obscure major themes: The Mayor of Casterbridge Thomas Hardy, 1886 |
| jude the obscure major themes: An Imaginative Woman Thomas Hardy, 2025 »An Imaginative Woman« is a short story by Thomas Hardy, originally published in 1894. THOMAS HARDY [1840-1928] was an English poet and author. His work is characterized by realism and criticism of the strict Victorian ideals which he believed limited people's lives and happiness. He achieved great success with the novel Under the Greenwood Tree [1872] and continued with successes such as Far from the Madding Crowd and Tess of the d'Urbervilles. |
| jude the obscure major themes: Confessions of a Conservative Garry Wills, 1980 |
| jude the obscure major themes: Understanding the Elements of Literature Richard Taylor, 1981 |
| jude the obscure major themes: Of Human Bondage William Somerset Maugham, 1956 |
| jude the obscure major themes: New Grub Street George Gissing, 2018-10-07 New Grub Street: Large Print by George Gissing For many readers New Grub Street is Gissing's masterpiece. If this is not accepted, it remains beyond doubt one of his most interesting and most powerful novels. As a realistic picture of the literary in late Victorian England, New Grub Street has few rivals. There is much of Gissing himself, his idealism, pride, impracticality, in Edwin Reardon the study of the creative artist oppressed by poverty bears the stamp of bitter experience. Of the other characters, pedantic Alfred Yule, the humble scholar Biffen, ambitious and worldly Jasper Milvain are still recognizable literary types. New Grub Street is a sombre and moving story, cynical in its conclusions, but deriving from its close observation and deep integrity a lasting importance for students of character and period. |
| jude the obscure major themes: Hard Laughter Anne Lamott, 1979-04-15 Anne Lamott's poignant first novel, reissued in an attractive new edition. Writer (and sometime housecleaner) Jennifer is twenty-three when her beloved father, Wallace, is diagnosed with a brain tumor. This catastrophic discovery sets off Anne Lamott's unexpectedly sweet and funny first novel, which is made dramatic not so much by Wallace's illness as by the emotional wake it sweeps under Jen and her brothers, self-contained Ben and feckless, lovable Randy. With characteristic affection and accuracy, Lamott sketches this offbeat family and their nearest and dearest as they draw ever closer in the intimacy Jen prizes among the other estimable things: good music, good hard laughter, good sex, good industry, and good books. |
| jude the obscure major themes: The Complete Poems of Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy, 1986 |
| jude the obscure major themes: No Exit Jean-Paul Sartre, 1989 The respectful prostitute. Four plays written by the French existentialist philosopher and writer addressing such topics as hell, racism, and conduct of life. |
| jude the obscure major themes: Thomas HardyA Critical Spectrum Rama Kundu, 2001 Thomas Hardy Was Equally Eminent As A Novelist And A Poet And Thus Holds A Unique Place In English Literature.More Than Seven Decades After His Death, Thomas Hardy Is Still Surprisingly Alive If Uninterrupted Critical Attention Is A Test.The Nineteen Essays Included In The Volume Thirteen On Hardy S Fiction, Five On His Poetry, And One On General Overview Cover A Broad Range Of Critical Perspective On Hardy S Fiction And Poetry, Which Include The Comparative, The Freudian, The Existentialist, The Absurdist, The Psychospatial, The Feminist, The Aesthetic-Artistic, The Historicist, The Dialectical, The Mythical, The Symbolic, Among Others.The Collection Will Be Relevant And Useful To Both Students And Scholars Of English Literature As It Brings Into Focus A Wide Spectrum Of Interesting Sidelights On, And Illuminating Analyses Of The Various Dimensions Of Hardy S Works; Some Of The Papers Are Refreshingly Original And Perceptive In Their Approach To And Treatment Of The Respective Subjects.As A Great Writer Hardy Has Remained Problematic, Demanding That His Readers Wrestle With Him. The Present Volume Claims To Have Joined That Unbroken Wrestle More Than A Century-Old With The Words And Meanings Of Hardy S Works.Contributions From The Eminent Scholars In The Field Have Enhanced The Value Of The Collection. |
| jude the obscure major themes: The Selected Writings of Andrew Lang Tom Hubbard, 2016-12-08 A novelist, poet, literary critic and anthropologist, Andrew Lang is best known for his publications on folklore, mythology and religion; many have grown up with the ‘colour’ Fairy Books which he compiled between 1889 and 1910. This three volume set presents a selection of his work in these areas. The third volume arranges his literary criticism, first by geo-cultural context and then chronologically. It begins with Lang’s views on the nature and purpose of fiction, then presents samples of his work on some of the most important authors in the respective canons of French, American, Scottish and English literature including Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Burns and Charles Dickens among many others, mainly of the nineteenth century. Collectively, the General Introduction to the set and the Introductions to the individual volumes offer a thorough overview of Lang’s work in an astonishing variety of fields, including his translation work on Homer and his contributions to historiography (particularly Scottish). The Introduction to Volume III sets Lang within the context of the literature of his times, comparing and contrasting him with significant contemporaries. Headnotes to the individual items are of varying length and provide more detail on specific topics, and explanatory notes supply unique intellectual comment rather than merely factual information. |
| jude the obscure major themes: Student Companion to Thomas Hardy Rosemarie Morgan, 2006-12-30 In the mid- late 1800s and early 1900s, Thomas Hardy produced a plethora of eclectic works that were considered too candid and even sacrilegious for their time. Hardy's publishing of fiction, drama, poetry, and the short story ranks him with Shakespeare, one of few other authors in the English language to write major works in more than one literary genre. Growing up, Hardy apprenticed as an architect but soon realized his true calling was writing. He based much of his work on his homeland and local culture in England, creating the fictional county of Wessex, the setting for most of his works. This companion explores the life of Hardy, examining his career and most important works. Ideal for high school and undergraduate students, as well as readers with a general interest in Hardy's life and works, this book takes a close look at Hardy's unconventional works and why he ultimately decided to abandon novel-writing in favor of his first love-poetry. |
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| jude the obscure major themes: Thomas Hardy's Major Novels Julie Sherrick, 1998 Thomas Hardy's Major Novels provides a needed update of contemporary criticism on the important English novelist. Unlike existing bibliographies, this volume specifically addresses the needs of both college teachers and scholars, as well as those teachers without an intense background in the work of Thomas Hardy. The bibliography furnishes a lengthy background into the time period and literary context of each novel. Referenced works are representative of current critical work that exists from a number of different schools of thought and interpretation. The annotated bibliography provides complete, informative, yet concise summaries, as well as evaluations of the value of the source. The bulk of the bibliography is divided into six sections, each focused on secondary sources pertaining to specific Thomas Hardy novels including: Far From the Madding Crowd, The Return of the Native, The Mayor of Casterbridge, The Woodlanders, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, and Jude the Obscure. The sources are grouped into subsections organized around the thrust of the Hardy study, whether it relates to the circumstances of composition, comparative work, discussion relating to the nature of the novel, salient features of the novel, or studies of character analysis. |
| jude the obscure major themes: The Existential Coordinates of the Human Condition: Poetic — Epic — Tragic Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, 2013-06-29 |
| jude the obscure major themes: The Determined Reader Carla L. Peterson, 1987 Gender and Culture in the Novel from Napoleon to Victoria |
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