The Influence of Schopenhauer's Voluntarism on Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure
SUN Pengpeng
Abstract：Schopenhauer's philosophy of voluntarism exert a great influence on Thomas Hardy's creation, espe?cially the shape of characters and the increase of tragic awareness in Jude the Obscure. Hardy's portrait of the characters and destinies about Jude, Sue and Arabella, is deeply influenced by Schopenhauer's philosophy. Scho?penhauer holds the nature of the world is the will, and will is people's unstoppable impulses and desires, howev?er, will has tragical features, so life is painful. At the late period of Hardy's novel creation, due to the impact of Schopenhauer's tragic philosophy, the tragic consciousness of character's personality and destiny further enhanc?es, especially the tragical portrait of Jude, Sue and the Little Father Time.
Keywords：Jude the ObscureThomas HardySchopenhauervoluntarism
Publication Date：2015-05-02
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 80-83 )