Thomas Hardy, "Mayor of Casterbridge"
Roger Ebbatson(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 26. May 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-14-077269-2 (ISBN)
Description
The author explores the genesis, publication and reception of Hardy's "The Mayor of Casterbridge", alongside the historical and social context of the plot. He also looks at the central themes (identity and non-identity, nature, death, superstition) of the work, and gives an analysis of the tragic qualities of the text, asking whether it is possible to produce such tragic literature within a fundamentally secular society. Finally, Ebbatson examines the gender issues raised by the narrator, and the representation of the characters Elizabeth-Jane and Lucetta.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
107 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-077269-2 (9780140772692)
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Content
Part 1 Frame and context: composition and publication; the novel as tragedy; the novel as history. Part 2 Commentary and analysis: the prologue; four symbolic scenes; character and psychology; narrative voice; theoretical perspectives; the ending. Part 3 Notes and select bibliography: notes; select bibliography.