num_pages: 464
description: 'Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul?'Jude Fawley, poor and working-class, longs to study at the University of Christminster, but he is rebuffed, and trapped in a loveless marriage. He falls in love with his unconventional cousin Sue Bridehead, and their refusal to marry when free to do so confirms their rejection of and by the world around them. The shocking fate that overtakes them is an indictment of a rigid and uncaring society. Hardy's last and most controversial novel, Jude the Obscure caused outrage when it was published in 1895. This is the first truly critical edition, taking account of the changes that Hardy made over twenty-five years. It includes a new chronology and bibliography and substantially revised notes.
language: English
title: Jude the Obscure
titlecomplete: Jude the Obscure
characters: Arabella Donn, Sue Bridehead, Jude Fawley
genres: Fiction, English Literature, British Literature, Classic Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Victorian
ratings_count: 70430
places: Dorset, England
awards: awardedAt: 1388563200000
name: Premios Fervenzas Literarias
category: Traducción 
publisher: Oxford University Press