
Thomas Hardy
A Textual Study of the Short Stories
Martin Ray(Author)
Ashgate Publishing Limited
1st Edition
Published on 18. September 1997
Book
Hardback
376 pages
978-1-85928-202-1 (ISBN)
Description
This is the definitive textual analysis of all of Hardy's collected short stories, tracing the development of each from manuscript, through newspaper serial versions, galley proofs and revises to collected editions in volume form. It is no surprise to discover that Hardy's capacity for inveterate revision is manifested in his tales as it was in his novels. Even those stories for which he professed little regard were meticulously and continuously revised, in some cases more than thirty years after their first publication. The alterations extend to the most minute details of plot, landscape, characterisation and style, as well as the restoration of bowdlerised passages which had been demanded by serial magazines. This study will play a major role in elevating the importance of this genre in Hardy's prolific output and will illuminate his textual practices - an area of considerable and growing interest to a large number of scholars and students.
Reviews / Votes
'Meticulous and highly detailed research..This study will obviously serve as a reference work for students of Hardy's writing practice and his professional dealings with the literary marketplace.' Nineteenth-Century LiteratureMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
657 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85928-202-1 (9781859282021)
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Person
Martin Ray
Content
Contents: Introduction; Part One: Wessex Tales; Part Two: A Group of Noble Dames; Part Three: Life's Little Ironies; Part Four: A Changed Man and Other Tales.