Table of content - Tess of the D'Urbervilles: A Level

A controversial novel, Hardy’s revisions, Gender politics, Hardy and rural life, Study focus: Key issues to explore

Phase the first: The Maiden, Phase the second: Maiden no more, Phase the third: The rally, Phase the fourth: The consequence, Phase the fifth: The woman pays, Phase the sixth: The convert, Phase the seventh: Fulfilment

Phase the first: The maiden, chapter 1

Summary, Analysis

Phase the first, chapters 2–3

Summary, Analysis

Phase the first, chapters 4–5

Summary, Analysis, Extract analysis, Revision task: Directing the scene

Phase the first, chapters 6–7

Summary, Analysis

Phase the first, chapters 8–9

Summary, Analysis

Phase the first, chapters 10–11

Summary, Analysis

Phase the second: Maiden no more, chapter 12

Summary, Analysis

Phase the second, chapters 13–15

Summary, Analysis

Phase the third: The rally, chapters 16–17

Summary, Analysis

Phase the third, chapters 18–19

Summary, Analysis

Phase the third, chapters 20–1

Summary, Analysis

Phase the third, chapters 22–4

Summary, Analysis

Phase the fourth: The consequence, chapters 25–7

Summary, Analysis

Phase the fourth, chapters 28–30

Summary, Analysis, Extract analysis, Key quotation: A ‘well-read woman’, Revision task: Visual distance

Phase the fourth, chapters 31–3

Summary, Analysis

Phase the fourth, chapter 34

Summary, Analysis

Phase the fifth: The woman pays, chapters 35–6

Summary, Analysis

Phase the fifth, chapters 37–9

Summary, Analysis

Phase the fifth, chapters 40–2

Summary, Analysis

Phase the fifth, chapters 43–4

Summary, Analysis

Phase the sixth: The convert, chapters 45–6

Summary, Analysis

Phase the sixth, chapter 47

Summary, Analysis

Phase the sixth, chapters 48–9

Summary, Analysis

Phase the sixth, chapter 50

Summary, Analysis

Phase the sixth, chapters 51–2

Summary, Analysis

Phase the seventh: Fulfilment, chapters 53–5

Summary, Analysis

Phase the seventh, chapters 56–7

Summary, Analysis

Phase the seventh, chapters 58–9

Summary, Analysis, Extract analysis

Progress check

Section One: Check your understanding, Section Two: Working towards the exam, Section Three: Check your progress

Characters & Themes

Characters

The Characters, Tess, Alec, Angel, Other characters

Themes

Loss, inevitability and the passage of time, The natural and conventional, Love, Religion and justice

Progress check

Section One: Check your understanding, Section Two: Working towards the exam, Section Three: Check your progress

Genre, Structure & Language

Genre

Tragedy, Progress booster: Possibilities for happiness, Naturalism versus realism

Structure

Hardy’s phases, Tess on the move, Cross-references, Study focus: The omniscient narrator, Revision task: The role of fate

Language

Points of view, Style, Imagery and symbolism

Progress check

Section One: Check your understanding, Section Two: Working towards the exam, Section Three: Check your progress

Contexts & Interpretations

Contexts

Historical context, Settings, Literary context, Comparative texts

Critical interpretations

Reception and early critical reviews, Later criticism, Contemporary approaches

Progress check

Section One: Check your understanding, Section Two: Working towards the exam, Section Three: Check your progress

Progress Booster

Assessment focus

How will you be assessed?, What do the AOs actually mean?, What does this mean for your revision?

How to write high-quality responses

Five key areas, 1. The structure of your answer/essay, Aiming high: Effective opening paragraphs, 2. Use of titles, names, etc., 3. Effective quotations, Aiming high: Effective use of quotations, 4. Techniques and terminology, 5. General writing skills

Questions with statements, quotations or viewpoints

Responding to a question, Key skills required, Answering a ‘viewpoint’ question

Comparing Tess of the D'Urbervilles with other texts

Comparison questions, Writing your response

Using critical interpretations and perspectives

What is a critical interpretation?, Writing about critical perspectives

Practice task

Introduction, Decode the question, Plan and write

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