Jude L'oscuro by Thomas Hardy
A working-class stonemason with lofty ambitions to study in an ancient university city struggles against rigid class barriers, educational narrowness and religious hypocrisy; his passionate but ill-starred relationship with an intellectually restless cousin exposes the limits society places on love and aspiration. Their attempts to live according to conscience rather than convention, the betrayals and misunderstandings that follow, and the resulting personal tragedies offer a bleak critique of social institutions and the cruelty that can crush individual hopes.
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- Published
- 1895
- Nationality
- English
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 400-500
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- Jude el oscuro
- Jude l'Obscur
- Jude l'oscuro
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