Author: Simon Avery
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1137021683
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
This Reader's Guide analyses the critical history of two of Hardy's major tragic novels, from the time of their publication to the present. Simon Avery traces the changing critical fortunes of the texts and explores the diverse range of interpretations produced by different theoretical approaches.
Thomas Hardy - The Mayor of Casterbridge / Jude the Obscure
Author: Simon Avery
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1137021683
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
This Reader's Guide analyses the critical history of two of Hardy's major tragic novels, from the time of their publication to the present. Simon Avery traces the changing critical fortunes of the texts and explores the diverse range of interpretations produced by different theoretical approaches.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1137021683
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
This Reader's Guide analyses the critical history of two of Hardy's major tragic novels, from the time of their publication to the present. Simon Avery traces the changing critical fortunes of the texts and explores the diverse range of interpretations produced by different theoretical approaches.
Jude the Obscure
No Name
Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure
Author: Harold Bloom
Publisher: Facts On File
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A collection of eight critical essays on Thomas Hardy's last major novel, arranged in chronological order of publication.
Publisher: Facts On File
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A collection of eight critical essays on Thomas Hardy's last major novel, arranged in chronological order of publication.
Under the greenwood tree
A General Drama of Pain
Author: Bernard J. Paris
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 141284598X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
This motivational analysis of the protagonists in Thomas Hardy's three most widely read novelsâTess of the d'Urbervilles, The Mayor of Casterbridge, and Jude the Obscureâhighlights an often-overlooked aspect of his art. Bernard J. Paris shows Hardy's genius in creating imagined human beings. He demonstrates that while Hardy tends to blame external conditions for his characters' painful fates, their downfalls are due to a very complex combination of cosmic, social, and psychological factors. Hardy's characters are usually discussed primarily in thematic terms. The characters are are so richly portrayed, Paris argues, that they can be better understood independent of Hardy's interpretations, in motivational terms and he utilizes the psychologist Karen Horney's theories to recover Hardy's intuitions. The characters are full of inner conflicts that make them difficult to fathom, but the approach Paris employs explains their contradictions and illuminates their troubled relationshipsâshedding light on these expertly crafted imagined human beings. This psychological approach to Hardy's characters enables us to understand his characters and gain insight into the implied authors of the works. In addition, the approach shows Hardy's authorial personality. We can see that Hardy treats some defensive strategies more sympathetically than others. Given his view of life as âa general drama of pain,â resignation, like that of Hardy's character Elizabeth-Jane, is the strategy he prefers.
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 141284598X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
This motivational analysis of the protagonists in Thomas Hardy's three most widely read novelsâTess of the d'Urbervilles, The Mayor of Casterbridge, and Jude the Obscureâhighlights an often-overlooked aspect of his art. Bernard J. Paris shows Hardy's genius in creating imagined human beings. He demonstrates that while Hardy tends to blame external conditions for his characters' painful fates, their downfalls are due to a very complex combination of cosmic, social, and psychological factors. Hardy's characters are usually discussed primarily in thematic terms. The characters are are so richly portrayed, Paris argues, that they can be better understood independent of Hardy's interpretations, in motivational terms and he utilizes the psychologist Karen Horney's theories to recover Hardy's intuitions. The characters are full of inner conflicts that make them difficult to fathom, but the approach Paris employs explains their contradictions and illuminates their troubled relationshipsâshedding light on these expertly crafted imagined human beings. This psychological approach to Hardy's characters enables us to understand his characters and gain insight into the implied authors of the works. In addition, the approach shows Hardy's authorial personality. We can see that Hardy treats some defensive strategies more sympathetically than others. Given his view of life as âa general drama of pain,â resignation, like that of Hardy's character Elizabeth-Jane, is the strategy he prefers.
Far from the Madding Crowd
Author: Thomas Hardy
Publisher: Smithmark Publishers
ISBN: 9780861366002
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 912
Book Description
An attractive book at a modest price ensures that everyone can share in this supreme literary inheritance. Two of Hardy's best works are included in this volume.
Publisher: Smithmark Publishers
ISBN: 9780861366002
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 912
Book Description
An attractive book at a modest price ensures that everyone can share in this supreme literary inheritance. Two of Hardy's best works are included in this volume.
No Exit
Author: Jean-Paul Sartre
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780329044930
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
The respectful prostitute. Four plays written by the French existentialist philosopher and writer addressing such topics as hell, racism, and conduct of life.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780329044930
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
The respectful prostitute. Four plays written by the French existentialist philosopher and writer addressing such topics as hell, racism, and conduct of life.
Thomas Hardy - The Mayor of Casterbridge / Jude the Obscure
Author: Simon Avery
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350309443
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
This Reader's Guide analyses the critical history of two of Hardy's major tragic novels, from the time of their publication to the present. Simon Avery traces the changing critical fortunes of the texts and explores the diverse range of interpretations produced by different theoretical approaches.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350309443
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
This Reader's Guide analyses the critical history of two of Hardy's major tragic novels, from the time of their publication to the present. Simon Avery traces the changing critical fortunes of the texts and explores the diverse range of interpretations produced by different theoretical approaches.
Thomas Hardy Classics
Author: Thomas Hardy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The novel tells the story of Jude Fawley, who lives in a village in southern England (part of Hardy's fictional county of Wessex), who yearns to be a scholar at "Christminster", a city modelled on Oxford.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The novel tells the story of Jude Fawley, who lives in a village in southern England (part of Hardy's fictional county of Wessex), who yearns to be a scholar at "Christminster", a city modelled on Oxford.