TY - BOOK AU - Hardy,Thomas AU - Parini, Jay AU - Alvarez, A TI - Jude the obscure SN - 0451527259 AV - PR 4746 A1.1999 PY - 1999/// CY - New York PB - Signet Classic KW - Stonemasons KW - Fiction KW - Albañilería KW - Novela KW - Children KW - Death KW - Niños - KW - Muerte - N1 - Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice (p. 426-428) N2 - Thomas Hardy's deterministic art achieves fanatic intensity and raw perfection in the characterization of Jude Fawley, an impoverished stone mason who aspires to the ministry. Throughout his agonized existence, the cloistered halls and facades of Christminister--where Jude wishes to study--tempt and mock him to rid himself of ignorance. His failure to fulfill the expectations of either of the two women he loves, and the violent deaths of his children thwart him in his ideal and lead to his destruction ER -