Thomas Hardy : "The mayor of Casterbridge"

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Thomas Hardy : "The mayor of Casterbridge"

Roger Ebbatson

(Penguin critical studies)

Penguin, 1994

Other Title

The Mayor of Casterbridge

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Note

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
  • select bibliography.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA23370024
  • ISBN
    • 0140772693
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Harmondsworth, Middlesex
  • Pages/Volumes
    127 p.
  • Size
    20 cm
  • Classification
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