Jude the obscure
By: Thomas Hardy ; with an afterword by A. Alvarez ; with a revised and updated bibliography
Contributors: Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress)
Series: Signet classic
Publisher: New American Library
Published: 1980
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
Description: Thomas Hardy's deterministic art achieves fanatic intensity and raw perfection in the characterization of Jude Fawley, an impoverished stone mason who aspires to the ministry. Throughout his agonized existence, the cloistered halls and facades of Christminister--where Jude wishes to study--tempt and mock him to rid himself of ignorance. His failure to fulfill the expectations of either of the two women he loves, and the violent deaths of his children thwart him in his ideal and lead to his destruction.