Study Guide To Tess Of Durbervilles By Thomas Hardy

Download or read book Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles written by Scott McEathron and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.