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UNINA9910818073903321 |
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Autore |
Hardy Thomas <1840-1928, > |
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Titolo |
Jude the Obscure : an authoritative text, backgrounds and contexts, criticism / / Thomas Hardy |
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New York : , : Open Road Integrated Media, , 2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (683 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Stonemasons |
Illegitimate children |
Children - Death |
Unmarried couples |
Adultery |
Wessex (England) Fiction |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-451). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Part First: AT MARYGREEN; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; Part Second: AT CHRISTMINSTER; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; Part Third: AT MELCHESTER; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; Part Fourth: AT SHASTON; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; Part Fifth: AT ALDBRICKHAM AND ELSEWHERE; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; Part Sixth: AT CHRISTMINSTER AGAIN; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; Copyright |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Thomas Hardy's final novel: A passionate and tragic story of the follies of Victorian England's most rigid institutions: class, marriage, and higher education Growing up in southern England, Jude Fawley dreams of one day transcending his country life and becoming a scholar at Christminster's most prestigious college. It's the driving focus of his young life, leading him to rigorous study of classical Greek and Latin after spending long days working as a stonemason. But everything changes when Jude meets Arabella Donn, a calculating local girl who ensnares him in marriage. As his dreams of Ch |
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