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Slide 1: Asıl alt başlık stilini düzenlemek için tıklatın SERCAN ÇELİK EFL 311 METU NCC DECEMBER © 2009 An analysis of Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles 12/28/09
Slide 2: The speech will be about:  Thomas Hardy and Era Tess of the D’Urbervilles  Victorian 12/28/09
Slide 3: Thomas Hardy q English q 1840 – 1928 Era writer poems and novels fictional Wessex setting differences 12/28/09 q Romantic q Both q Semi Themes: Ø Class
Slide 4: TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES 12/28/09
Slide 5: TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES    Among Hardy’s most known books Published in 1891 Inspired by real people Reflects:   Wessex setting Victorian Era 12/28/09
Slide 6: THESIS The aim is to show:   Characteristics of Victorian Era Comparison between Aristotelian tragedy and Hardy’s novel 12/28/09
Slide 7: Supporting Sources:  Pinion’s work for Hardy’s novels reflected his own time Spivey’s work for Hardy’s novels comparison with Aristotle’s tragedy definition Saxena and Dixit’s work for Hardy shows 12/28/09  
Slide 8: q Between mid 1800’s and 1900’s Queen Victoria’s ruling period in England Resulted in: § § Swift changes Rise of middle class Hardy mirrors those time in his works  12/28/09
Slide 9:  Victorian Era novelists included gender issues, sexuality, daily life, moral, ideals and fate in their works. aimed to educate ignorant people interpretations were realistic 12/28/09  They  Hardy’s
Slide 10: Victorian Writer’s Themes 1. Daily life   Setting is rural areas Professions are farmer, parson, missioner, tutors No women is working in a prestigious job Result: 12/28/09
Slide 11: Victorian Writer’s Themes 1. Daily life 2. Morality  Values are changing from one person to another Tess’ believes she is pure for someone else ruined her past Angel Clare cares about only the result 12/28/09  
Slide 12: Victorian Writer’s Themes 1. Daily life 2. Morality 3. Idealism It means:  Purity, devotion to God, honesty to family, getting better education Tess symbolizes purity D’Urberville brothers are corrupted 12/28/09  
Slide 13: Victorian Writer’s Themes 1. Daily life 2. Morality 3. Idealism 4. Fate   Church formed doctrines No questioning Tess killed herself because of “ignorant” people 12/28/09
Slide 14: Tess of D'Urbervilles shares same characters with the Victorian Era     Daily life Morality Idealism Fate Now move on the form of the novel TRAGEDY 12/28/09
Slide 15: Tragedy Aristotle says “Tragedy is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude; in language embellished with each kind of artistic ornament, the several kinds being found in separate parts of the play; in the form of action, not of narrative; with incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish its catharsis of such emotions.” (McManus, 1999) 12/28/09
Slide 16: Tragedy “In Hardy’s works, all major characters die.”* Tess is an elevated character She suffers always She sacrifices herself Tess:  Tragic hero 12/28/09
Slide 17: We already talked about: Victorian themes Aristotle’s tragedy definition Now continue with:   Fate 12/28/09
Slide 18: Fate   Victorian Era Tragedy “Irony of circumstance holds an important position in Hardy’s philosophy.”* 12/28/09
Slide 19: Fate ! Consider Hardy’s personality “Once victim, always victim.”  His  He style is so original creates dilemma for reader 12/28/09
Slide 20: Tess of the D’Urbervilles The novel shares same themes with the Victorian Era themes The novel goes with Aristotle’s tragedy The novel reveals sense of fatalism 12/28/09
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