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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Context
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
While the main focus is on four of Hardy's most-widely read novels, the twenty-four examples of close analysis cover six major themes that are relevant to all his fiction. There are also numerous references to his other writings in prose and verse. The second part of the book provides, in succinct form, essential background material, including an outline of Hardy's life and career and an account of the literary, historical and intellectual contexts of his fiction. As well as a guide to further reading, a chapter is devoted to samples of criticism illustrating a range of approaches to the chosen texts and representing the work of important critics past and present.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Thomas Hardy: The Novels
Authors: Norman Page
Series Title: Analysing Texts
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4039-9038-9
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2001
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 199
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Nineteenth-Century Literature