Thomas Hardy's last novel, Jude the Obscure is a fearless exploration of the hypocrisy of Victorian society, edited with an introduction by Dennis Taylor in Penguin Classics. Jude Fawley's hopes of an education at Christminster university are dashed when he is trapped into marrying the wild, earthy Arabella, who later abandons him. Moving to Christminster to work as a stonemason, Jude meets and falls in love with his cousin Sue Bridehead, a sensitive, freethinking 'New Woman'. Refusing to marry merely for the sake of religious convention, Jude and Sue decide instead to live together, but they are shunned by society, and poverty soon threatens to ruin them. Jude the Obscure, with its fearless and challenging exploration of class and sexual relationships, caused a public furore when it was first published and marked the end of Hardy's career as a novelist. This edition uses the unbowdlerized first-volume text of 1895, and includes a list for further reading, appendices and a glossary. In his introduction, Dennis Taylor examines biblical allusions and the critique of religion in Jude the Obscure, and its critical reception that led Hardy to abandon novel writing. Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), born Higher Brockhampton, near Dorchester. Though he saw himself primarily as a poet, Hardy was the author of some of the late eighteenth century's major novels: The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1891), Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), and Jude the Obscure (1895). Amidst the controversy caused by Jude the Obscure, he turned to the poetry he had been writing all his life. In the next thirty years he published over nine hundred poems and his epic drama in verse, The Dynasts. If you enjoyed Jude the Obscure, you might also like Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles, also available in Penguin Classics. 'Visceral, passionate, anti-hypocrisy, anti-repression ... Hardy reaches into our wildest recesses'Evening Standard
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A brooding tragedy which scandalised Hardy's contemporaries on first publication
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Poor Jude, literally and figuratively. He is the ultimate trapped man waiting and hoping for redemption that never comes. He wants education, love, and a future for his children. These are all thwarted by both society and individuals. His first wife abandons him within weeks of their marriage. He eventually finds his one true love only to have her abandon him and deny herself and her love for him. He gives up any hope of further education and burns and buries his books in his grief. His children are murdered and he is left alone to die. This book is wonderfully sad and depressing, perfect for a rainy weekend ALONE. This is not the book to read in the throes of love and optimism. Hardy's language draws you in and keeps you reading. I threw down the book five times in anger and frustration but HAD TO keep reading to find what happens next, I finished it within two days! The writing evokes the mood of the novel and the people involved so vividly that I could almost smell the pigs, hear the stonemason's tapping and feel the cold fog of Christminister.
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When I first read this book, all I could think was "Oh my God. Another tragedy!" I've come to the conclusion after reading this, 'The Mayor of Casterbridge' and 'Tess of the D'Burvilles', that Hardy must have either hated life, hated women, or both. However, my appreciation of this book has risen slightly since I have had to study it within the context of the ideologies it represents. (I am currently doing a unit on Victorian Ideologies at the best uni in Western Australia.) This still doesn't make the tragic ending any less horrific and unsatisfying and frustrating and just plain awful!!! Thinking about it now makes me cry! I couldn't cry when I was reading it because I was so mad! But in retrospect, how sad. Please take my advice and DO NOT read this book if you're feeling depressed! But for an insight into the ideologies that trapped both men and women of the Victorian era, 'Jude The Obscure' is certainly well worth a read.
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"For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish." -- Galatians 5:17 (NKJV)
I always avoided Jude the Obscure, largely due to its title that just doesn't appeal to me (although I like it better now after understanding its references). But with several long driving trips planned, I thought it would be worth giving it a shot with the unabridged CDs narrated by Jenny Sterlin for Recorded Books. I am happy I made that choice. I'm not sure I would have been able to finish reading the book, with its painful portrayals of how Jude Fawley and his cousin, Sue, struggle with trying to overcome the flesh to live spiritual lives. The morality that Thomas Hardy portrays isn't quite that simple, suggesting that perhaps the road to happiness includes more fleshly satisfactions than those who are committed to living in the spirit might enjoy. Ms. Sterlin's reading kept those conflicts fresher and more interesting for me than the printed page would have done.
I found the book much more appealing in the beginning as Jude explored his dream of becoming a learned man . . . up until the time he met the manipulative flirt, Arabella.
From then on, I found myself instead admiring the astonishing plot design more than I was immersed in feeling as though I identified with the characters or was attracted by Thomas Hardy's philosophies.
Should you decide that Jude the Obscure is a must for your reading list, do yourself a favor and enjoy this reading.
I always avoided Jude the Obscure, largely due to its title that just doesn't appeal to me (although I like it better now after understanding its references). But with several long driving trips planned, I thought it would be worth giving it a shot with the unabridged CDs narrated by Jenny Sterlin for Recorded Books. I am happy I made that choice. I'm not sure I would have been able to finish reading the book, with its painful portrayals of how Jude Fawley and his cousin, Sue, struggle with trying to overcome the flesh to live spiritual lives. The morality that Thomas Hardy portrays isn't quite that simple, suggesting that perhaps the road to happiness includes more fleshly satisfactions than those who are committed to living in the spirit might enjoy. Ms. Sterlin's reading kept those conflicts fresher and more interesting for me than the printed page would have done.
I found the book much more appealing in the beginning as Jude explored his dream of becoming a learned man . . . up until the time he met the manipulative flirt, Arabella.
From then on, I found myself instead admiring the astonishing plot design more than I was immersed in feeling as though I identified with the characters or was attracted by Thomas Hardy's philosophies.
Should you decide that Jude the Obscure is a must for your reading list, do yourself a favor and enjoy this reading.
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Mesmerizing Reading of a Wonderful Novel
"Jude the Obscure" is indeed a depressing novel. Since the 'hero' has, from the very beginning, not the slightest chance to achieve what his soul and mind are aching for: higher... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 4. April 2002 veröffentlicht
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13 BOOKS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR
(This is a response to Ms. Kate Wiggin's review of JUDE THE OBSCURE in the form of a review of that same book.)
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Veröffentlicht am 25. Juni 2000 von David Lawrence
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Dismal and unreadable
I liked Tess of the D'Urbervilles a lot. I could not finish Jude the Obscure--not just because it was sad and tragic. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 18. Juni 2000 von Stephen Schwartz
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THE NOVEL IN ITS FINEST FORM
This, Hardy's final novel, is an absolute masterpiece in every respect. Where Hardy failed miserably in MADDING CROWD, TESS, NATIVE, WOODLANDERS, and MAYOR, he more than made... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 18. Juni 2000 von Kate Wiggin
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Agony of Moral Decisions
This book is about the struggle of having character. As such, it addresses perhaps a timeless question: should we follow our hearts and do what we want or should we follow... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 9. Mai 2000 von "aw1"
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Hardy's Last Novel
Supposedly, this book was burned by the Bishop of Wakefield when it was first released, and Hardy's wife was furious at him because people would think it was autobiographical. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 1. März 2000 von frumiousb
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The most intimate look into the depths of society's ills
This work is undoubtedly Hardy's best, and quite arguably the greatest piece of fiction I have ever read, or to have ever existed. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 2. Februar 2000 von JS
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Extraordinary
Jude is a brilliant, critical and creative glance at Christian marriage and sexual relationships in England's Victorian age. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 7. Dezember 1999 von "cpg887"
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One of the most beautiful books in the world
This was Thomas Hardy's last and most dark (obscure) novels. A true masterpiece! Hardy exells himself in describing every little emotion of Jude and Sue: two outcasts from... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 28. Oktober 1999 veröffentlicht
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A masterpiece.
Regardless of what some uneducated or shallow people might say about this novel, it IS a masterpiece. For one, the way Hardy writes is wonderful. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 9. September 1999 von "bnf2214"
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