Jude the Obscure: Introduction by J. Hillis Miller (Everyman's Library Classics) - Hardcover

Hardy, Thomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679409939 ISBN 13: 9780679409939

Publisher: Everyman's Library, 1992

Synopsis

In 1895 Hardy's final novel, the great tale of "Jude The Obscure," sent shockwaves of indignation rolling across Victorian England. Hardy had dared to write frankly about sexuality and to indict the institutions of marriage, education, and religion. But he had, in fact, created a deeply moral work. The stonemason Jude Fawley is a dreamer; his is a tragedy of unfulfilled aims. With his tantalizing cousin Sue Bridehead, the last and most extraordinary of Hardy's heroines, Jude takes on the world--and discovers, tragically, its brutal indifference. The most powerful expression of Hardy's philosophy, and a profound exploration of man's essential loneliness, "Jude The Obscure" is a great and beautiful book. "His style touches sublimity."--T.S. Eliot

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"His style touches sublimity."--T.S. Eliot

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About this edition

• Publisher: Everyman's Library
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0679409939
• ISBN 13: 9780679409939
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 568