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Thomas Hardy on Stage

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  • © 1995

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  1. Keith Wilson

    1. University of Ottawa, Canada

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Keith Wilson
    Pages 1-8

  3. Thomas Hardy and the Theatre

    • Keith Wilson
    Pages 9-24

  4. Hardy’s Experiments in Theatrical Adaptation

    • Keith Wilson
    Pages 25-50

  5. The Hardy Players: The Evans Years

    • Keith Wilson
    Pages 51-82

  6. The Dynasts Adapted: London, Dorset and Oxford

    • Keith Wilson
    Pages 83-104

  7. The Hardy Players: The Tilley Years

    • Keith Wilson
    Pages 105-131

  8. Tess on Stage: Dorchester and London

    • Keith Wilson
    Pages 132-158

  9. Epilogue

    • Keith Wilson
    Pages 159-160

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 161-202
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'Meticulously researched and lucidly written, this volume will likely become and remain the definitive study of the history of works Hardy adapted for the stage and of the Hardy Players who, in the main, performed them.' - John J. Conlon, English Literature in Transition 'Much new research informs this first full-length study of Hardy's involvement in stage productions based on his own works. The result is a closely reasoned account of the conflict between his desire to see his plots and characters brought to the stage, and his awareness of the attending difficulties.' - M.S. Vogeler, Choice Despite Hardy's lifelong interest in the theatre, this is the first comprehensive study of all aspects of his involvement with the stage, the only area of his literary activities left substantially unexplored. It discusses his own experiments at crafting scenarios and plays, all productions, both amateur and professional, with which he had any involvement, and his troubled negotiations with adapters, producers, and actors. It is fascinating for what it reveals about both the artist and the man, and offers particular insight into the paradoxical connections between the retiring Dorchester celebrity and the international man of letters.

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    Keith Wilson

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