Thomas Hardy: Tess of the d' Urbervilles
Tess of the d' Urbervilles
Buch
- A Pure Woman
- Penguin Books Ltd (UK), 01/2003
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780141439594
- Bestellnummer: 5157051
- Umfang: 517 Seiten
- Copyright-Jahr: 2003
- Gewicht: 402 g
- Maße: 198 x 128 mm
- Stärke: 26 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 30.1.2003
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Beschreibung
The chance discovery by a young peasant woman that she is a descendant of the noble family of d'Urbervilles is to change the course of her life. Tess Durbeyfield leaves home on the first of her fateful journeys, and meets the ruthless Alec d'Urberville. Thomas Hardy's impassioned story tells of hope and disappointment, rejection and enduring love.Klappentext
A heartbreaking portrayal of a woman faced by an impossible choice in the pursuit of happinessWhen Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future. With its sensitive depiction of the wronged Tess and powerful criticism of social convention, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, subtitled "A Pure Woman," is one of the most moving and poetic of Hardy's novels.
Based on the three-volume first edition that shocked readers when first published in 1891, this edition includes as appendices: Hardy's Prefaces, the Landscapes of Tess, episodes originally censored from the Graphic periodical version, and a selection of the Graphic illustrations.
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Biografie
Thomas Hardy, geb. 1840, ging nach der Architektenlehre nach London und begann neben seiner Arbeit als Kirchenrestaurator zu schreiben. Ab 1871 Veröffentlichungen (Wessex-Romane). Der Autor verstarb 1928; er hinterließ ein umfangreiches Werk - außer Romanen auch fast 1000 Gedichte.Mehr von Thomas Hardy
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