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Thomas Hardy （1840-1928） was an English novelist and a poet whose closing phase of career in fiction was characterized with the tragic sense and the conflict between the traditional and the modern. The publication of Tess of the D’Urbervilles （1891）， which marked his later period， was generally considered one of Hardy’s finest novels.
Tess Durbeyfield， attractive and innocent， is seduced by a dandy called Alec， for which she is later abandoned by her husband Angel Clare shortly after he learns the truth. Emotionally bereft and financially impoverished， Tess is trapped by necessity into giving in once again to Alec. When Angel returns however， she kills Alec in despair and is hanged for the murder.
Known as “novel of character and environment”， Tess of the D’Urbervilles is the best representative of Hardy as both a naturalistic and a critical realist writer， whose idea of ecofeminism is remarkable in this very novel.
Emerging in the 1970s， the concept of ecofeminism relates environmental damage to women’s exploitation and lack of empowerment. To quote Professor Mary Mellor， a UK academic， “Ecofeminism brings together elements of the feminist and green movements， while at the same time offering a challenge to both.” In Tess of the D’Urbervilles， the thought of ecofeminism is evident in several aspects.
First of all， there is an intimate affinity between women and nature. According to Hardy， women are parts of nature， and nature the enlargement of women.
“A field， man is a personality afield; a field-woman is a portion of the field; she has somehow lost her own margin， imbibed the essence of her surrounding， and assimilated herself with it.” （Hardy， 2005： 94）
In Hardy’s works， the destiny of female characters are intertwined with the environment， and the shift of places heralds the turn of fate. For instance， the viable green Blackmoor Vale
Tess Durbeyfield， attractive and innocent， is seduced by a dandy called Alec， for which she is later abandoned by her husband Angel Clare shortly after he learns the truth. Emotionally bereft and financially impoverished， Tess is trapped by necessity into giving in once again to Alec. When Angel returns however， she kills Alec in despair and is hanged for the murder.
Known as “novel of character and environment”， Tess of the D’Urbervilles is the best representative of Hardy as both a naturalistic and a critical realist writer， whose idea of ecofeminism is remarkable in this very novel.
Emerging in the 1970s， the concept of ecofeminism relates environmental damage to women’s exploitation and lack of empowerment. To quote Professor Mary Mellor， a UK academic， “Ecofeminism brings together elements of the feminist and green movements， while at the same time offering a challenge to both.” In Tess of the D’Urbervilles， the thought of ecofeminism is evident in several aspects.
First of all， there is an intimate affinity between women and nature. According to Hardy， women are parts of nature， and nature the enlargement of women.
“A field， man is a personality afield; a field-woman is a portion of the field; she has somehow lost her own margin， imbibed the essence of her surrounding， and assimilated herself with it.” （Hardy， 2005： 94）
In Hardy’s works， the destiny of female characters are intertwined with the environment， and the shift of places heralds the turn of fate. For instance， the viable green Blackmoor Vale