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内蒙古大学外国语学院英语专业学士学位论文 Tragic Factors of Tess of d’Urbervilles INTRODUCTION 1 内蒙古大学外国语学院英语专业学士学位论文 ChapterⅠTHOMAS HARDY AND HIS FINEST NOVEL TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES 1.1 Tess of the d’Urbervilles Tess of the dUrbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented is a novel by Thomas Hardy, first published in 1891. It initially appeared in a censored and serialised version, published by the British illustrated newspaper, The Graphic. It is Hardys penultimate novel, followed by Jude the Obscure. Though now considered a great classic of English literature, the book received mixed reviews when it first appeared, in part because it challenged the sexual mores of Hardys day. Tess of the dUrbervilles is generally regarded as Hardys finest novel. A brilliant tale of seduction, love, betrayal, and murder, Tess of the dUbervilles yields to narrative convention by punishing Tesss sin, but boldly exposes this standard denouement of unforgiving morality as cruelly unjust. Throughout, Hardys most lyrical and atmospheric language frames his shattering narrative. The novel centers around a young woman who struggles to find her place in society. When it is discovered that the low-class Durbeyfield family is in reality the dUrbervilles, the last of a famous bloodline that dates back hundreds of years, the mother sends her eldest daughter, Tess, to beg money from relations with the obvious desire that Tess wed the rich Mr. dUrberville. Thus begins a tale of woe in which a wealthy man cruelly mistreats a poor girl. Tess is taken advantage of by Mr. dUrberville and leaves his house, returning home to have their child, who subsequently dies. Throughout the rest of this fascinating novel, Tess is tormented by guilt at the thought of her impurity and vows to never marry. She is tested when she meets Angel, the clever son of a priest, and falls in love with him. After days of pleading, Tess gives in to Angel and consents to marry him. Angel deserts Tess when he finds the innocent country girl he f