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.

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