Aristocracy in Tess / D. H. Lawrence -- Christianity in Tess / Lance St. John Butler -- Critique of education and urban attitudes / Bruce Hugman -- Determinism in Tess / Leon Waldorf -- Tess's fate is not predetermined / Bruce Hugman -- Destruction of rural life / Thomas Hinde -- Image of the earth / Dorothy Van Ghent -- Hardy's use of nature reveals his narrative flaws / David Lodge -- Humanist philosophy in Tess / Jagdish Chandra Dave -- Character of Alec / H. M. Daleski -- Angel Clare / Virginia R. Hyman -- Tess is a victim of men / T. R. Wright -- Tess : poor and a woman / Anne Z. Mickelson -- Tess is at odds with nature / Marjorie Garson -- Tess is a tragic heroine / Bert G. Hornback -- Tess is not a victim / Rosemarie Morgan -- Tess as a pagan goddess / Shirley A. Stave -- Tess is admirable / Jean R. Brooks.