Darwin, Polanski and Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles: facts and metaphors

This paper deals with Thomas Hardy’s novel Tess of the D’Urbervilles and Roman Polanski’s screen adaptation Tess; the pivotal role of Darwinian Inheritance theories is discussed in the novel and the film, with reference to major episodes such as the strawberry scene or the dairy episode. The argumen...

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Main Author: Raphaëlle Costa de Beauregard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès 2010-03-01
Series:Miranda: Revue Pluridisciplinaire du Monde Anglophone
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/miranda/798