Tess’s freedom in Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles
Tess of the d’Urbervilles is traditionally read as a reflection of Thomas Hardy’s deterministic view of the world, and freedom seems to be a mere fantasy for Tess. However, in view of Jean-Paul Sartre’s philosophical concepts on freedom, Tess is free despite the inevitability of the processes of bio...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Cogent Arts & Humanities |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2021.1984029 |