A Preface to Hardy Second Edition |
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| Author:
| Williams, Merryn |
| Series title: | Preface Bks. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-138-18007-9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2017 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $190.00 |
Book Description:
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A Preface to Hardy remains the best introduction to one of the most important and popular writers in English literature. The first section concentrates on Hardy the man and outlines the intellectual and cultural context in which he lived. The author then moves on to examine a wide range of Hardy's work, with particular reference to
The Mayor of Casterbridge. There is new material on Hardy's short stories and their relation to the major novels, and on
The Dynasts,...
More Description A Preface to Hardy remains the best introduction to one of the most important and popular writers in English literature. The first section concentrates on Hardy the man and outlines the intellectual and cultural context in which he lived. The author then moves on to examine a wide range of Hardy's work, with particular reference to The Mayor of Casterbridge. There is new material on Hardy's short stories and their relation to the major novels, and on The Dynasts, which accompanies a study of a range of Hardy's other poetry.