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Subject(s)

• Hardy, Thomas 1840-1928—Fictional works [Browse]
• Hardy, Thomas 1840-1928—Criticism and interpretation—History [Browse]
• Literature and society—England—History—19th century [Browse]
• Wessex (England)—In literature [Browse]

Series

• Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press) [More in this series]
• Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press). Authors in context. [More in this series]
• Oxford world's classics
• Oxford world's classics. Authors in context

Summary note

"Hardy was born before the invention of the car, the telephone, and the aeroplane, when no woman could vote, when there were different rules for men and women wanting to divorce, and education was the preserve of the upper classes. He lived to see the Zeppelins over London, new divorce laws, wider educational opportunities, votes for women, and the questioning of religion. In novels such as Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure Hardy engaged directly with the issues of the day, and his fiction resonates with contemporary concerns. Patricia Ingham explores the interconnections between life and art, and shows how modern interpretations on film and television create new contexts in which to read the works afresh." "The book includes a chronology of Thomas Hardy's life and times, suggestions for further reading, websites, illustrations, and a comprehensive index."--BOOK JACKET.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-251) and index.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• The life of Thomas Hardy
• The fabric of society
• The literary contex
• Social issues: classs in Hardy's novels
• Social issues: women and society
• Hardy and Science: space, time, evolution, and the human race
• Religious issues
• Hardy Recontextualized.

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ISBN

0192839802

LCCN

^^2002030311

OCLC

50323113

RCP

H - S

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