Hardy in History A Study in Literary Sociology |
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| Author:
| Widdowson, Peter |
| Series title: | Routledge Library Editions: the Nineteenth-Century Novel Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-138-67752-4 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2017 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $43.95 |
Book Description:
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First published in 1989, this study investigates Hardy not so much in terms of his novels but as he has been constituted as a major figure in English literature. Using Hardy as a case-study, it looks at how a 'great writer' is produced in sociological terms, analysing the critical, cultural and ideological factors involved. By exposing this cons
First published in 1989, this study investigates Hardy not so much in terms of his novels but as he has been constituted as a major figure in English literature. Using Hardy as a case-study, it looks at how a 'great writer' is produced in sociological terms, analysing the critical, cultural and ideological factors involved. By exposing this cons