by Thomas Hardy · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140435146
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«Tess of the D'Urbervilles» is Thomas Hardy's classic novel, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (592 pages, in English).
Tess Durbeyfield, a young woman from rural Victorian England, discovers her kinship with the ancient D'Urberville family and goes into service with her wealthy relatives, where she meets Alec. Her relationship with Angel Clare and the confession of her past confront her with the double standard of her time, which punishes the victim and absolves the guilty.
Novel originally published in 1891. This revised Penguin Classics edition, with editing and notes by Tim Dolin and an introduction by Margaret R. Higonnet.
Aimed at readers of classic literature and Victorian fiction, as well as those approaching Thomas Hardy's work for the first time.
Thomas Hardy was an English novelist, poet and architect. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Wordsworth. He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain such as those from his native South West England.
