Tess of D'Urbervilles is one of the Wessex novels of the late 19 thcentury naturalist writer, Thomas Hardy. The environment description has always been the focus of previous studies and critiques in that it plays ...Tess of D'Urbervilles is one of the Wessex novels of the late 19 thcentury naturalist writer, Thomas Hardy. The environment description has always been the focus of previous studies and critiques in that it plays a fundamental role in the characterization and the development of plot. While most of the studies consider the environment as an indicator and catalyst for the protagonists' tragedy, Foucault's philosophical theory concerning the Heterotopia actually provides us with a novel insight into the significance of the environment description in this story. In this perspective, the surroundings are not merely a physical existence entirely separated from human perceptive, but rather a synchronic space network where different spaces are intertwined and interlocked together.展开更多
文摘Tess of D'Urbervilles is one of the Wessex novels of the late 19 thcentury naturalist writer, Thomas Hardy. The environment description has always been the focus of previous studies and critiques in that it plays a fundamental role in the characterization and the development of plot. While most of the studies consider the environment as an indicator and catalyst for the protagonists' tragedy, Foucault's philosophical theory concerning the Heterotopia actually provides us with a novel insight into the significance of the environment description in this story. In this perspective, the surroundings are not merely a physical existence entirely separated from human perceptive, but rather a synchronic space network where different spaces are intertwined and interlocked together.
