本书是托马斯·哈代著称于世的“威塞克斯系列”中的一部力作。

小说描述了一位纯洁姑娘的不幸命运。主人公苔丝是一位美丽的农家少女，因受东家少爷诱迫而失身怀孕。从此，这一耻辱的事实剥夺了她接受真正爱情的权利，致使新婚之夜遭丈夫遗弃。后来，万般无奈之中，她重回了少爷的怀抱，不料，就在这时她那有名无实的丈夫拖着病躯千里归来，苦苦寻觅。苔丝为了自己真正的爱，毅然杀死同居的少爷，在与丈夫短暂欢聚后，走上了绞刑台。

英文部分

1.Introduction

2.Tess of the D''Urbervilles

3.Character Analyses

4.Glossary of Dialect Words,Foreign Expressions and Difficult Words

5.Summary of Citicism

6.Essay Questions and Answers for Review on Thomas Hardy



中文部分

1.简介

2.《德伯家的苔丝》

3.人物分析

4.评注

LIFE OF HARDY Thomas Hardy, the son of a building contractor, was born in 1840 in a small town in Dorset, in southwestern England. He attended church regularly with his family, and thd services, and this knowledge underlies the frequent references to religion in his works. In addition, Thomas''father was a musician who played at church services, and the boy followed in his father''s footsteps by learning to play the violin. This was the start of a lifelong interest in music, which also figures prominently in his books.