http://literaria.darkbb.com/april-2008-tess-of-the-d-urbervilles-f3/-t1.htm Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:06:54 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/fa/prosilver_grey/site_logo.gif http://literaria.darkbb.com/april-2008-tess-of-the-d-urbervilles-f3/-t1.htm http://literaria.darkbb.com/april-2008-tess-of-the-d-urbervilles-f3/thinking-about-tess-t5.htm Quik79
1. What was Hardy's intention in pointing out the weaknesses in Tess's lovers, Angel and Alex?

2. What is the significance of Stonehenge in the novel?]]> April 2008: Tess of the d'Urbervilles Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:33:17 GMT http://literaria.darkbb.com/april-2008-tess-of-the-d-urbervilles-f3/thinking-about-tess-t5.htm#6 http://literaria.darkbb.com/april-2008-tess-of-the-d-urbervilles-f3/thinking-about-tess-t5.htm http://literaria.darkbb.com/april-2008-tess-of-the-d-urbervilles-f3/stonehenge-t12.htm Quik79 I thought Stonehenge was significant for another reason. In line with the natural law vs. human law theme that also moves through the novel lacking subtlety, I thought it was significant that Tess and Angel were ready to submit to human law while lying on an alter built to worship the laws of nature. I don't know that much about Celtic religion, but I'm under the impression that they were a pagan religion that celebrated natural phenomena, such as earth, sky, fire, etc. Whether or not ... April 2008: Tess of the d'Urbervilles Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:06:54 GMT http://literaria.darkbb.com/april-2008-tess-of-the-d-urbervilles-f3/stonehenge-t12.htm#32 http://literaria.darkbb.com/april-2008-tess-of-the-d-urbervilles-f3/stonehenge-t12.htm http://literaria.darkbb.com/april-2008-tess-of-the-d-urbervilles-f3/things-that-annoy-me-in-tess-t10.htm agsilver I'm really enjoying this book, even though I can see it taking a dark turn as I near the halfway point. However, there are a couple of elements that I find distracting: 1) The obvious use of Biblical metaphors. When Angel returns from his parent's house and finds Tess waking up from her nap, the author likens the redness of the inside of her mouth to that of a snake. What? I think we've seen enough Discovery Channel to know that snakes don't have red mouths. Thanks for the "Adam ... April 2008: Tess of the d'Urbervilles Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:40:16 GMT http://literaria.darkbb.com/april-2008-tess-of-the-d-urbervilles-f3/things-that-annoy-me-in-tess-t10.htm#22 http://literaria.darkbb.com/april-2008-tess-of-the-d-urbervilles-f3/things-that-annoy-me-in-tess-t10.htm http://literaria.darkbb.com/april-2008-tess-of-the-d-urbervilles-f3/end-of-the-maiden-t9.htm agsilver Are we to assume that Tess is raped in the fog? Alec doesn't seem the sort. April 2008: Tess of the d'Urbervilles Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:16:50 GMT http://literaria.darkbb.com/april-2008-tess-of-the-d-urbervilles-f3/end-of-the-maiden-t9.htm#13 http://literaria.darkbb.com/april-2008-tess-of-the-d-urbervilles-f3/end-of-the-maiden-t9.htm http://literaria.darkbb.com/april-2008-tess-of-the-d-urbervilles-f3/hardy-s-dialogue-t6.htm Quik79 I just started and am maybe 15 pages or so in. So far so good, but I'm getting slowed up by Hardy's dialogue. It's frustrating and a little annoying that I have to keep scooting back to the end notes to decipher h'ere into "he is over there." That may be an exaggeration, but choose a version with footnotes, better! Apparently the main character, Tess speaks both proper English and the Wessex dialect, so as soon as she moves to the D'Urbervilles mansion, she - I'm assuming - ... April 2008: Tess of the d'Urbervilles Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:16:28 GMT http://literaria.darkbb.com/april-2008-tess-of-the-d-urbervilles-f3/hardy-s-dialogue-t6.htm#8 http://literaria.darkbb.com/april-2008-tess-of-the-d-urbervilles-f3/hardy-s-dialogue-t6.htm http://literaria.darkbb.com/april-2008-tess-of-the-d-urbervilles-f3/information-t4.htm Quik79 Tess of the d'Urbervilles will be the book we discuss in April. It was written by Thomas Hardy and published in 1891. Thomas Hardy was born in Dorset, England in 1840. Mr. Hardy's father was a stonemason, and was educated by his mother, an educated woman and lover of poetry and literature. Hardy was trained as an architect, but took more naturally to writing fiction and poetry. He is regarded as one of England's most celebrated authors. Mr. Hardy often focuses his narratives ... April 2008: Tess of the d'Urbervilles Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:55:58 GMT http://literaria.darkbb.com/april-2008-tess-of-the-d-urbervilles-f3/information-t4.htm#5 http://literaria.darkbb.com/april-2008-tess-of-the-d-urbervilles-f3/information-t4.htm