Thomas Hardy : "The mayor of Casterbridge"
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Thomas Hardy : "The mayor of Casterbridge"
（Penguin critical studies）
Penguin, 1994
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The Mayor of Casterbridge
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Bibliography: p. 126-127
Description and Table of Contents
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.
Table of Contents
- 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
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