ABSTRACT
This paper begins with the Bible culture, Hardy's religious thoughts as well as their status in the literary history. It then elaborates the connection between the Bible and Hardy's religious thoughts, specifically from the use of Bible culture in the Hardy's creation, the formation of Hardy's religious thoughts and the scholars' comments on Hardy's religious thoughts three aspects. Finally, it focuses on the major characters in Tess, for instance, Tess, Angel and Alec. By analyzing the fate of several major characters in the novel and the religious meaning, together with the dense religious color, in order to give the readers a better understanding of the significance of Hardy's religious thoughts in shaping the major characters in Tess.
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Keywords: Hardy; religion; Tess; Angel; Alec
Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. Bible and Hardy's religious thoughts 2
2.1 The Bible's status in Literary history 2
2.2 The use of Bible culture in Hardy's creation 2
2.3 The formation and evolution of Hardy's religious thoughts 3
2.4 The scholars' comments on Hardy's religious thoughts 5
3. The influence of Hardy's religious thoughts in creating Tess 6
3.1 The connection between Bible and Tess 6
3.2 Inflections of Tess on Hardy's religious thoughts 6
4. The influence of Hardy's religious thoughts in creating Angel 9
4.1 The connection between the name of Angel and Bible. 9
4.2 The impact of Angel on Tess's tragic fate 9
4.3 The Criticism and Inheritance of Christian reflected by Hardy in shaping Angel 10
5. The influence of Hardy's religious thoughts in creating Alec 12
5.1 The connection between the name of Alec and Bible 12
5.2 The impact of Alec on Tess's tragic fate 12
5.3 The Criticism and Inheritance of Christian reflected by Hardy in shaping Alec 13
6. Conclusion 14
Acknowledgements 15
References 16
