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Jude Fawley dreams of studying at the university in Christminster, but his background as an orphan raised by his working-class aunt leads him instead into a career as a stonemason. He is inspired by the ambitions of the town schoolmaster, Richard Phillotson, who left for Christminster when Jude was a child.
- Thomas Hardy
- 1895
Jude the Obscure takes place in Wessex, England in the Victorian era. Jude Fawley is a poor orphan raised by his great-aunt, but he dreams of studying at the university in Christminster, a nearby town. He is inspired in this dream by his old teacher, Richard Phillotson, who left with similar ambitions when Jude was a child.
Plot summary. The novel tells the story of Jude Fawley, who lives in a village in southern England (part of Hardy's fictional county of Wessex ). He yearns to be a scholar at "Christminster", a city modelled on Oxford.
- Thomas Hardy
- 1895
- 1895
- Osgood, McIlvaine, & Co.
Enredo. O romance conta a história de Jude Fawley, que mora em uma vila no sul da Inglaterra (parte do condado fictício de Wessex, criado por Hardy), que deseja ser estudioso em "Christminster", uma cidade inspirada em Oxford.
Literature Notes. Jude the Obscure. Book Summary. Jude Fawley, an eleven-year-old boy, wants to follow the example of his teacher Mr. Phillotson, who leaves Marygreen for Christminster to take a university degree and to be ordained. Jude is being raised by his great-aunt, whom he helps in her bakery.
Summary and Study Guide. Overview. English author Thomas Hardy published his final novel, Jude the Obscure, in 1895. Critics deemed it “immoral” and “indecent,” and it became a target of book burnings because of its critique of marriage, religion, education, and class structure.
Summary. Welcome to the LitCharts study guide on Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure. Created by the original team behind SparkNotes, LitCharts are the world's best literature guides. Jude the Obscure: Introduction. A concise biography of Thomas Hardy plus historical and literary context for Jude the Obscure. Jude the Obscure: Plot Summary.
