Tess_of_the_DUrbervilles_苔丝

作者：Thomas Hardy

播音：Adrian Praetzellis

音频：56

更新：58-59.mp3

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OneofthegreatestEnglishtragicnovels,TESSOFTHED’URBERVILLES(1891)isthestoryofa“purewoman”whoisvictimizedbothbyconventionalmoralityanditsantithesis.BornnearDorchester,ThomasHardy(1840-1928)setmostofhisstoriesintheregionbetweenBerkshireandDorsetinthefictionalcountyofWessex.HewasacontroversialwriterwhoseworkoftenshowedtheresultoffloutingtherigidVictorianmoralcode—hisnovelJUDETHEOBSCUREwas(allegedly)burnedbytheBishopofWakefieldforitsshockingcontent.HardywasanunflinchingobserverandinTESShasleftussomeunforgettablevignettesofrurallifeinlate19th-centuryEngland:theslowdeathofaflockofwoundedpheasants,themonotonyoffieldlabourunderanirongraysky,andtheitinerantfarmworker’sseasonalround.