Question

Discuss the role of landscape in the thomas hardy's novel tess of d'urbervilles of the season play any symbolic role?

Answer 1

Photo by Derek Harper, available through Creative CommonsLandscape is never a background in Hardy's work; it is a living and dynamic force, moulding the characters and helping determine their actions and responses. Hardy creates a symbolic landscape, each novel having a different set of symbols. See Commentary on Ch 16 for an initial discussion of symbolic geography.