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Jude the Obscure: Introduction by J. Hillis Miller Hardcover - 1992
by Thomas Hardy; Introduction by J. Hillis Miller
Summary
Hardy's last work of fiction, Jude the Obscure is also one of his most gloomily fatalistic, depicting the lives of individuals who are trapped by forces beyond their control. Jude Fawley, a poor villager, wants to enter the divinity school at Christminster. Sidetracked by Arabella Donn, an earthy country girl who pretends to be pregnant by him, Jude marries her and is then deserted. He earns a living as a stonemason at Christminster; there he falls in love with his independent-minded cousin, Sue Bridehead. Out of a sense of obligation, Sue marries the schoolmaster Phillotson, who has helped her. Unable to bear living with Phillotson, she returns to live with Jude and eventually bears his children out of wedlock. Their poverty and the weight of society's disapproval begin to take a toll on Sue and Jude; the climax occurs when Jude's son by Arabella hangs Sue and Jude's children and himself. In penance, Sue returns to Phillotson and the church. Jude returns to Arabella and eventually dies miserably. The novel's sexual frankness shocked the public, as did Hardy's criticisms of marriage, the university system, and the church. Hardy was so distressed by its reception that he wrote no more fiction, concentrating solely on his poetry.Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. The Microsoft eBook has a contents page linked to the chapter headings for easy navigation. The Adobe eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable up to two full copies per year. Both versions are text searchable.
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Now a major Motion Picture. In this story of the passionate, gifted Jude Fawley, baffled in his desire for learning and distinction by his entanglements with the two women in his life--Hardy achieved the kind of enigmatic force that we associate with the finest of the Greek tragedies.
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- Title Jude the Obscure: Introduction by J. Hillis Miller
- Author Thomas Hardy; Introduction by J. Hillis Miller
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 568
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Everyman's Library, New York
- Date 1992-12-15
- Features Bibliography, Maps
- ISBN 9780679409939 / 0679409939
- Weight 1.28 lbs (0.58 kg)
- Dimensions 8.33 x 5.25 x 1.33 in (21.16 x 13.34 x 3.38 cm)
- Reading level 1110
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Cultural Region: British
- Topical: Coming of Age
- Library of Congress subjects Love stories, Adultery
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 92052925
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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