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Author | : Jane L. Bownas |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2016-02-24 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1317010450 |
Download Thomas Hardy and Empire Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Unlike many of his contemporaries, Thomas Hardy is not generally recognized as an imperial writer, even though he wrote during a period of major expansion of the British Empire and in spite of the many allusions to the Roman Empire and Napoleonic Wars in his writing. Jane L. Bownas examines the context of these references, proposing that Hardy was a writer who not only posed a challenge to the whole of established society, but one whose writings bring into question the very notion of empire. Bownas argues that Hardy takes up ideas of the primitive and civilized that were central to Western thought in the nineteenth century, contesting this opposition and highlighting the effect outsiders have on so-called 'primitive' communities. In her discussion of the oppressions of imperialism, she analyzes the debate surrounding the use of gender as an articulated category, together with race and class, and shows how, in exposing the power structures operating within Britain, Hardy produces a critique of all forms of ideological oppression.
Author | : Fred Reid |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2017-08-17 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 3319541757 |
Download Thomas Hardy and History Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book addresses the questions 'What did Thomas Hardy think about history and how did this enter into his writings?' Scholars have sought answers in 'revolutionary', 'gender', 'postcolonial' and 'millennial' criticism, but these are found to be unsatisfactory. Fred Reid is a historian who seeks answers by setting Hardy more fully in the discourses of philosophical history and the domestic and international affairs of Britain. He shows how Hardy worked out, from the late 1850s, his own 'meliorist' philosophy of history and how it is inscribed in his fiction. Rooted in the idea of cyclical history as propounded by the Liberal Anglican historians, it was adapted after his loss of faith through reading the works of Auguste Comte, George Drysdale and John Stuart Mill and used to defend the right of individuals to break with the Victorian sexual code and make their own 'experiments in living'.
Author | : Thomas Hardy |
Publisher | : Standard Ebooks |
Total Pages | : 467 |
Release | : 2023-05-22T17:47:46Z |
Genre | : Fiction |
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Download A Pair of Blue Eyes Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Young Elfride falls in love for the first time with an architect who is sent to make plans to renovate the local church. She supposes Stephen to be a professional man from London, but finds he comes from more humble origins. Stephen must go away and make something of himself before he can claim her. Circumstances change in his absence, and Elfride must decide if she will keep her pledge to marry Stephen. A Pair of Blue Eyes is Thomas Hardy’s third novel, and the first one to bear his real name when it was first published. The novel was first published as a serial, and the “cliffhanger” is supposed to have been named after a scene in which a character is left hanging over the edge of a cliff—while readers are left waiting for the next chapter to be serialized. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
Author | : Phillip Mallett |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 569 |
Release | : 2013-03-18 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0521196485 |
Download Thomas Hardy in Context Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book covers the range of Thomas Hardy's works while providing a comprehensive introduction to his life and times.
Author | : Thomas Hardy |
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Total Pages | : 484 |
Release | : 1920 |
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Download The Works of Thomas Hardy in Prose and Verse Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Thomas Hardy |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 806 |
Release | : 2021-04-26 |
Genre | : Drama |
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Download The Dynasts Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"The Dynasts" is an incredible drama written in verse based on war stories of the veterans of the Napoleonic wars. It is a closet drama as it was impossible to perform on stage due to its elaborate battle scenes. The play contains actual events and figures, making it historically significant.
Author | : Thomas Hardy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 564 |
Release | : 1923 |
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Download The Poetical Works of Thomas Hardy ... Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Thomas Hardy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 1913 |
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Download The works of Thomas Hardy in prose and verse. Wessex ed. Verse Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Hardy |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2018-03-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1787380491 |
Download The Poisoned Well Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Almost fifty years after Britain and France left the Middle East, the toxic legacies of their rule continue to fester. To make sense of today’s conflicts and crises, we need to grasp how Western imperialism shaped the region and its destiny in the half-century between 1917 and 1967. Roger Hardy unearths an imperial history stretching from North Africa to southern Arabia that sowed the seeds of future conflict and poisoned relations between the Middle East and the West. Drawing on a rich cast of eye-witnesses — ranging from nationalists and colonial administrators to soldiers, spies, and courtesans — The Poisoned Well brings to life the making of the modern Middle East, highlighting the great dramas of decolonisation such as the end of the Palestine mandate, the Suez crisis, the Algerian war of independence, and the retreat from Aden. Concise and beautifully written, The Poisoned Well offers a thought-provoking and insightful story of the colonial legacy in the Middle East.
Author | : Thomas Hardy |
Publisher | : Amaryllis - an imprint of Manjul Publishing House |
Total Pages | : 409 |
Release | : 2022-12-30 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9391242650 |
Download Tess of d'Urbervilles Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
When the impoverished Durbeyfield family learn that they may be descendants of the royal d’Urberville family, they are delighted at the thought of owning a potential fortune and ask their daughter, young Tess, to go and stake their claim. She initially refuses, but is forced to go when she accidentally kills their horse and cripples their livelihood. But her meeting with Alec d’Urberville goes horribly wrong, and she returns home in shame. Tess later falls in love with the kind Angel Clare but is forced to make a difficult decision: to tell him the truth of her past and face the consequences, or to remain silent. The book was controversial when first published and deemed “socially unacceptable” by some as Hardy’s uniquely feminist portrayal of Tess challenged the sexual morals of the time.