Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles

This wide-ranging introduction to Hardy's novel provides chronology, contextual overview with reprinted contextual documents, critical overview from publication to the present, annotated key passages and suggestions for further reading.

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.

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