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Product Identifiers
PublisherBarnes & Noble, Incorporated
ISBN-101593082282
ISBN-139781593082284
eBay Product ID (ePID)57183859
Product Key Features
Book TitleTess of the D'urbervilles
Number of Pages544 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicClassics, Contemporary Women, Literary
GenreFiction
AuthorThomas Hardy
Book SeriesBarnes and Noble Classics Ser.
FormatPerfect
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Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight15.4 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal823/.8
Synopsis&&LITess of the dUrbervilles&&L/I, by &&LBThomas Hardy&&L/B, is part of the &&LIBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&LI &&L/Iseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of &&LIBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I: New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. &&LIBarnes & Noble Classics &&L/Ipulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works.&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" &&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"Highly controversial because of its frank look at the sexual hypocrisy of Victorian society, &&LBThomas Hardy&&L/B''s &&LITess of the D''Urbervilles&&L/I was nonetheless a great commercial success when it appeared in 1891. It is now considered one of the finest novels in English.&&LBR&&LBRUsing richly poetic language to frame a shattering narrative of love, seduction, betrayal, and murder, Hardy tells the story of Tess Durbeyfield, a beautiful young woman living with her impoverished family in Wessex, the southwestern English county immortalized by Hardy. After the family learns of their connection to the wealthy d''Urbervilles, they send Tess to claim a portion of their fortune. She meets and is seduced by the dissolute Alec d''Urberville and secretly bears a child, Sorrow, who dies in infancy. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer Tess love and salvation, but he rejects her--on their wedding night--after learning of her past. Emotionally bereft, financially impoverished, and victimized by the self-righteous rigidity of English social morality, Tess escapes from her vise of passion through a horrible, desperate act.&&LBR&&LBRWith its compassionate portrait of a young rural woman, powerful criticism of social convention, and disarming consideration of the role of destiny in human life, &&LITess of the D''Urbervilles&&L/I is one of the most moving and memorable of Hardy''s novels.&&LBR&&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&LSTRONGDavid Galef&&L/B&&L/B has published nine books: the novels &&LIFlesh&&L/I and &&LITurning Japanese;&&L/I two childrens books, &&LIThe Little Red Bicycle&&L/I and&&LI Tracks;&&L/I two translations of Japanese proverbs, &&LIEven Monkeys Fall from Trees&&L/I and &&LIEven a Stone Buddha Can Talk;&&L/I a work of literary criticism, &&LIThe Supporting Cast;&&L/I an edited anthology of essays called &&LISecond Thoughts: A Focus on Rereading;&&L/I and, most recently, the short-story collection &&LILaugh Track.&&L/I In addition, he has written more than seventy short stories for magazines ranging from the British &&LIPunch&&L/I to the Czech &&LIPrague Revue,&&L/I the Canadian &&LIPrism International,&&L/I and the American &&LIShenandoah.&&L/I His essays and reviews have appeared in the &&LINew York Times, Newsday,&&L/I the &&LIVillage Voice, Twentieth Century Literature, The Columbia History of the British Novel,&&L/I and many other places. He is a professor of English at the University of Mississippi, where he also administers the M.F.A. program in creative writing. &&L/P, &&LITess of the dUrbervilles&&L/I, by &&LBThomas Hardy&&L/B, is part of the &&LIBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&LI &&L/Iseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of &&LIBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I: New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. &&LIBarnes & Noble Classics &&L/Ipulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works.&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" &&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"Highly controversial because of its frank look at the sexual hypocrisy of Victorian society, &&LBThomas Hardy&&L/B's &&LITess of the D'Urbervilles&&L/I was nonetheless a great commercial success when it appeared in 1891. It is now considered one of the finest novels in English.&&LBR&&LBRUsing richly poetic language to frame a shattering narrative of love, seduction, betrayal, and murder, Hardy tells the story of Tess Durbeyfield, a beautiful young woman living with her impoverished family in Wessex, the southwestern English county immortalized by Hardy. After the family learns of their connection to the wealthy d'Urbervilles, they send Tess to claim a portion of their fortune. She meets and is seduced by the dissolute Alec d'Urberville and secretly bears a child, Sorrow, who dies in infancy. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer Tess love and salvation, but he rejects her--on their wedding night--after learning of her past. Emotionally bereft, financially impoverished, and victimized by the self-righteous rigidity of English social morality, Tess escapes from her vise of passion through a horrible, desperate act.&&LBR&&LBRWith its compassionate portrait of a young rural woman, powerful criticism of social convention, and disarming consideration of the role of destiny in human life, &&LITess of the D'Urbervilles&&L/I is one of the most moving and memorable of Hardy's novels.&&LBR&&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&LSTRONGDavid Galef&&L/B&&L/B has published nine books: the novels &&LIFlesh&&L/I and &&LITurning Japanese;&&L/I two childrens books, &&LIThe Little Red Bicycle&&L/I and&&LI Tracks;&&L/I two translations of Japanese proverbs, &&LIEven Monkeys Fall from Trees&&L/I and &&LIEven a Stone Buddha Can Talk;&&L/I a work of literary criticism, &&LIThe Supporting Cast;&&L/I an edited anthology of essays called &&LISecond Thoughts: A Focus on Rereading;&&L/I and, most recently, the short-story collection &&LILaugh Track.&&L/I In addition, he has written more than seventy short stories for magazines ranging from the British &&LIPunch&&L/I to the Czech &&LIPrague Revue,&&L/I the Canadian &&LIPrism International,&&L/I and the American &&LIShenandoah.&&L/I His essays and reviews have appeared in the &&LINew York Times, Newsday,&&L/I the &&LIVillage Voice, Twentieth Century Literature, The Columbia History of the British Novel,&&L/I and many other places. He is a professor of English at the University of Mississippi, where he also administers the M.F.A. program in creative writing. &&L/P, Highly controversial because of its frank look at the sexual hypocrisy of Victorian society, Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" was nonetheless a great commercial success when it appeared in 1891. It is now considered one of the finest novels in English. Using richly poetic language to frame a shattering narrative of love, seduction, betrayal, and murder, Hardy tells the story of Tess Durbeyfield, a beautiful young woman living with her impoverished family in Wessex, the southwestern English county immortalized by Hardy. After the family learns of their connection to the wealthy d'Urbervilles, they send Tess to claim a portion of their fortune. She meets and is seduced by the dissolute Alec d'Urberville and secretly bears a child, Sorrow, who dies in infancy. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer Tess love and salvation, but he rejects her--on their wedding night--after learning of her past. Emotionally bereft, financially impoverished, and victimized by the self-righteous rigidity of English social morality, Tess escapes from her vise of passion through a horrible, desperate act. With its compassionate portrait of a young rural woman, powerful criticism of social convention, and disarming consideration of the role of destiny in human life, "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" is one of the most moving and memorable of Hardy's novels., Tess of the d'Urbervilles , by Thomas Hardy , is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics : New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. Highly controversial because of its frank look at the sexual hypocrisy of Victorian society, Thomas Hardy 's Tess of the D'Urbervilles was nonetheless a great commercial success when it appeared in 1891. It is now considered one of the finest novels in English. Using richly poetic language to frame a shattering narrative of love, seduction, betrayal, and murder, Hardy tells the story of Tess Durbeyfield, a beautiful young woman living with her impoverished family in Wessex, the southwestern English county immortalized by Hardy. After the family learns of their connection to the wealthy d'Urbervilles, they send Tess to claim a portion of their fortune. She meets and is seduced by the dissolute Alec d'Urberville and secretly bears a child, Sorrow, who dies in infancy. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer Tess love and salvation, but he rejects her--on their wedding night--after learning of her past. Emotionally bereft, financially impoverished, and victimized by the self-righteous rigidity of English social morality, Tess escapes from her vise of passion through a horrible, desperate act. With its compassionate portrait of a young rural woman, powerful criticism of social convention, and disarming consideration of the role of destiny in human life, Tess of the D'Urbervilles is one of the most moving and memorable of Hardy's novels. David Galef has published nine books: the novels Flesh and Turning Japanese; two children's books, The Little Red Bicycle and Tracks; two translations of Japanese proverbs, Even Monkeys Fall from Trees and Even a Stone Buddha Can Talk; a work of literary criticism, The Supporting Cast; an edited anthology of essays called Second Thoughts: A Focus on Rereading; and, most recently, the short-story collection Laugh Track. In addition, he has written more than seventy short stories for magazines ranging from the British Punch to the Czech Prague Revue, the Canadian Prism International, and the American Shenandoah. His essays and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, Newsday, the Village Voice, Twentieth Century Literature, The Columbia History of the British Novel, and many other places. He is a professor of English at the University of Mississippi, where he also administers the M.F.A. program in creative writing.
