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Thomas Hardy : the world of his novels
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"Thomas Hardy's Wessex is one of the great literary evocations of place, populated with colourful and dramatic characters. As lovers of his novels and poetry know, this 'partly real, partly dream-c...
"Thomas Hardy's Wessex is one of the great literary evocations of place, populated with colourful and dramatic characters. As lovers of his novels and poetry know, this 'partly real, partly dream-country' was firmly rooted in the Dorset into which he had been born. Here, J.B. Bullen explores the relationship between reality and the dream, identifying the places and the settings for Hardy's writing, and showing how and why he shaped them to serve the needs of his characters and plots."--Provided by publisher.
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- Creator
- J.B. Bullen
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- First Frances Lincoln edition
- London : Frances Lincoln Limited, 2013
- ©2013
- Physical Details
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- 256 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (some colour) ; 21 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780711232754, 071123275X
- OCLC
- ocn855836986
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-248) and index.
- Far from the madding crowd : articulate architecture -- The return of the native : man's place in nature -- The mayor of Casterbridge : a place more Dorchester than Dorchester itself -- The woodlanders : that wondrous world of sap and leaves -- Jude the obscure : the descent into darkness
Subjects
- Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 -- Settings.
- Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 -- Criticism and interpretation.
- Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 -- Homes and haunts -- England -- Dorset.
- Literary landmarks -- England -- Dorset.
- Reality in literature.
- Dreams in literature.
- Setting (Literature)
- Place (Philosophy) in literature.
- Wessex (England) -- In literature.
- Dorset (England) -- In literature.