Fiction, truth in
Document Type
Book chapter
Source Publication
A companion to aesthetics
Publication Date
1-1-2009
First Page
281
Last Page
284
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Abstract
Consider Thomas Hardy's 1895 novel, Jude the Obscure. It is true in the fiction that in spite of his humble origins, Jude Fawley aspires to a life of scholarship. It is also true in the fiction that the stonecutter sends letters to five academics expressing his desire to study at Christminster University. The only answer he receives is from T. Tetuphenay, the master of Biblioll College, who curtly advises him to abandon his scholarly ambitions. It is true in the fiction that Fawley never recovers from this blow, even though Hardy's narrator does not state the point explicitly.
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2009 Wiley-Blackwell
Additional Information
ISBN of the source publication: 9781405169226
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Livingston, P. (2009). Fiction, truth in. In S. Davies, K. M. Higgins, R. Hopkins, R. Stecker, & D. E. Cooper (Eds.), A companion to aesthetics (2nd ed.) (pp. 281-284). Malden: Wiley-Blackwell.