Jude the Obscure takes place in Wessex, England in the Victorian era. Jude Fawley is a poor orphan raised by his great-aunt, but he dreams of studying at the university in Christminster, a nearby town. He is inspired in this dream by his old teacher, Richard Phillotson, who . · Novel. 1 Comment. In the Sphere: Thomas Hardy’s last completed novel, Jude the Obscure, was also perhaps his very first attempt at writing something beyond his usual periphery of pessimistic, silent and prolonged love-goals. Still, his attempt could not bring much of the difference that could distinguish his approach.5/5. JUDE THE OBSCURE T H was born in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset, on June ; his father was a builder in a small way of business, and he was educated locally and in Dorchester before being articled to an architect. After sixteen years in that profession and the publicationFile Size: 1MB.
Complete summary of Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of Jude the Obscure. Jude the Obscure is an angry book, and a deeply radical one. To write it, Hardy went further into himself than ever before, exposed his deepest feelings and was creatively wounded by the hostility. Thomas Hardy's fame as a novelist rivals that of even Dickens in Victorian literature. Jude the Obscure tells the story of a young orphan, Jude Fawley who is devoted to academics though his impoverished aunt (who rears him) wants him to start work as early as possible as a stone-mason. Jude's inspirational teacher, Richard Phillotson.
The novel has been adapted into: A six-part television serial, Jude the Obscure (), directed by Hugh David, starring Robert Powell and Fiona Walker A feature film, Jude (), directed by Michael Winterbottom, starring Christopher Eccleston and Kate Winslet A two-part musical stage adaptation. Jude the Obscure takes place in Wessex, England in the Victorian era. Jude Fawley is a poor orphan raised by his great-aunt, but he dreams of studying at the university in Christminster, a nearby town. He is inspired in this dream by his old teacher, Richard Phillotson, who left with similar ambitions when Jude was a child. Jude the Obscure, Hardy’s last novel, caused a public furor when it was first published, with its fearless and challenging exploration of class and sexual relationships. This edition uses the unbowdlerized text of the first volume edition of , and also includes a list for further reading, appendices and a glossary.
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