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Pride and Prejudice: Art of Characterization
The range of Jane Austen’s characters is rather narrow. She selects her characters from among the landed gentry in the…
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Pride and Prejudice: Irony
Irony is the very soul of Jane Austen’s novels and “Pride and Prejudice” is steeped in irony of theme, situation,…
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Jane Austen’s Moral Vision in Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen is not a proclaimed moralist. Unlike Fielding, her aim is not to propagate the morality. She believes in…
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Tess of the D’Urbervilles: Hardy as a Pessimist
The fact that Hardy resented being called a pessimist is no reason why he should not be thus described. Hardy…
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Hardy’s “Tess of the D’Urbervilles”: Fate and Chance
Chance and coincidence play a vital role in all the novels of Hardy. While character is certainly responsible to a…
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Hardy’s “Tess of the D’Urbervilles”: The Peasant World
It cannot be denied that “Tess of the D’Urbervilles” is a social document showing the final tragic stage of the…
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