I had heard from various English professors about how depressing and sad Thomas Hardy’s novels are with various quips like “everyone gets married in Austen and everyone dies in Hardy.” After reading Tess of The D’Ubervilles, I didn’t feel that sad or depressed. It seemed less like a tragedy than an inevitable resolution to a [...]
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Thomas Hardy, Tess, and the Beginning of a New Era
Posted in The Modern Period on March 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
