[Hardy-l] postscript two

[Arthur Efron]

In my book on TESS, I recount a little tale about Freud and Hardy. I 
don't think it is well-known, and it is relevant to my determination to 
deal with Tess as a character in  a novel who should be regarded as if 
she is a full human being who has an unconscious. Quote from my book:

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As for Hardy's psychological insight, perhaps this comment by Sigmund 
Freud will suffice:  "He knew psychoanalysis." Freud said this in 1923, 
as he looked up from the copy of  TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES  that he was 
reading.

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All the best,

--Art Efron