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Published by Sterling Publishin, 2003
ISBN 10: 1593080352 ISBN 13: 9781593080358
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Published by Sterling Publishing, 2003
ISBN 10: 1593080352 ISBN 13: 9781593080358
Seller: Orion Tech, Kingwood, TX, U.S.A.
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Published by Sterling Publishing, 2003
ISBN 10: 1593080352 ISBN 13: 9781593080358
Seller: Gulf Coast Books, Memphis, TN, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Jude the Obscure, 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 influencesâ"biographical, historical, and literaryâ"to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. Virginia Woolf called him âthe greatest tragic writer among English novelists,â but Thomas Hardy was so distressed by the shocked outrage that greeted Jude the Obscure in 1895 that he decided to quit writing novels. For in telling the story of Jude Fawley, whose many attempts to rise above his class are crushed by society or the forces of nature, Hardy had attacked Victorian societyâs most cherished institutionsâ"marriage, social class, religion, and higher education. A poor villager, Jude Fawley longs to study at the elite University of Christminster, but his ambitions are thwarted by class prejudiceâ"and an earthy country girl who tricks him into marriage by pretending to be pregnant. Entrapped in a loveless marriage, he becomes a stonemason and falls in love with his cousinâ"the intellectual, free-spirited Sue Bridehead, who is also unhappy in marriage. Sue leaves her husband to live with Jude and eventually bears his children out of wedlock. Their poverty and the weight of societyâs disapproval begin to take their toll on the couple, forcing them into a shattering downward spiral that ends in one of the most shocking scenes in all of literature. A stunning masterpiece, Jude the Obscure is Hardyâs bleakest and most personal novel. Amy M. King is an Assistant Professor of Literature at the California Institute of Technology, and the author of Bloom: The Botanical Vernacular in the English Novel, forthcoming from Oxford University Press. She is also the author of articles on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British literature and culture, and has taught widely in the English novel at Haverford College and Caltech. King received her doctorate in 1998 from Harvard University in English and American Literature and Language. 480p. Pap.
Published by Sterling Publishing, 2003
ISBN 10: 1593080352 ISBN 13: 9781593080358
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Published by Sterling Publishing, 2003
ISBN 10: 1593080352 ISBN 13: 9781593080358
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Very good copy with clean pages.