THE RECEPTION OF THOMAS HARDY IN FRANCO’S SPAIN: THE CASES OF TESS AND JUDE THE OBSCURE
THE RECEPTION OF THOMAS HARDY IN FRANCO’S SPAIN: THE CASES OF TESS AND JUDE THE OBSCURE
Author(s): Alberto LázaroSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: Thomas Hardy;censorship;General Franco;marriage;morality;reception;
Summary/Abstract: Some of Thomas Hardy’s novels are well known for the controversial reception they received from Victorian British publishers and readers. Tess of the D’Urbervilles (1891) and Jude the Obscure (1895) were both heavily bowdlerised and harshly attacked for being in conflict with Victorian morality. This paper will look at the reception of these two novels in Spain, which shows the contradictions as well as the changing social and moral climate during General Franco’s regime (1939-1975).
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 22
- Page Range: 17-24
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
