Overview

When Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure appeared in 1895, it immediately caused scandal and controversy. Its frank treatment of Jude's sexual relationships with Arabella and Sue, its scathing criticisms of late-Victorian hypocrisy, its depiction of the "New Woman," and its attacks on "holy wedlock" and religious bigotry outraged numerous reviewers; one called the book "Jude the Obscene." Others saw it as brilliantly progressive in its ideas and techniques. Vivid and complex, satiric and harrowing, this novel marked the culmination of Hardy's development as a leading novelist of the cultural transition from the Victorian to the Modernist era. The Broadview edition restores the original, controversial 1895 text.

ISBN-13

9781551111711

ISBN-10

1551111713

Weight

1.39 Pounds

Dimensions

5.50 x 1.06 x 8.50 In

List Price

$20.95

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

520 pages

Publisher

Broadview Press

Published On

1999-07-30



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