《苔丝》是英国小说家哈代的作品,最早发表于1891年,出版历经坎坷,21年后才得以最后定稿。定稿时哈代又给它加了一个副标题：一个纯洁的女人。这是件值得玩味的事。书里的女主角苔丝既非贞女又杀了人,哈代却说她纯洁,这是为什么？试看小说的基本情节：苔丝的父亲偶然听说自己出身贵族杜伯维尔家,高兴得多喝了几杯,第二天早晨无法赶马车去送货。他17岁的女儿苔丝便勇敢地代替了他,却在途中撞了车,把拉车的马撞死了。妈妈让苔丝到贵族杜伯维尔家去认同宗,找个事做。苔丝去了,遇见了花花公子阿历克·杜伯维尔。 Tess was the work of Hardy, a British novelist. It was first published in 1891, and its publication has undergone rough times. It took 21 years to finalize it. Hardy gave it another subtitle when it was finalized: a pure woman. This is a worthwhile thing. Tess, the heroine of the book, was neither a virgin nor a man. Hardy said she was pure. Why? Try to see the basic plot of the novel: Tess’s father had accidentally heard that he was from the family of the Dubèvir nobles. He was more than happy to drink a few glasses. He couldn’t catch a carriage to deliver the next morning. His 17-year-old daughter, Tess, bravely replaced him but hit the car on the way and killed the cart horse. Mother let Tess go to the Noble’s Duberville home to identify with him and find a job. Tess went and met the dude Albuquerque.