Victorian · Novel / poetry
Tess of the d’Urbervilles
by Thomas Hardy. A major work by Thomas Hardy exploring fate, class, sexuality; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
- Date
- 1891
- Origin
- England
- Era
- Victorian
- Genre
- Novel / poetry
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A major work by Thomas Hardy exploring fate, class, sexuality; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.