Descent of the imagination : post-romantic culture in the later novels of Thomas hardy / Kevin Z. Moore
1990, 1st edition. New York : New York University Press. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Item #407073
ISBN: 0814754996
Physical description; xi, 319 p. ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction. Disenchanting Wessex: Hardy's Trading in Romantic Signs; Part One Hebraic Satires; 1. Dissembling Henchard: The Mayor of Casterbridge; 2. The Woodlanders: Una Selva Oscura; Part Two Hellenic Satires; 3. Tess of the d'Urbervilles: Creativity at a Loss for Words; 4. Jude the Obscure: Shelley's Modern Prometheus Once More; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author. Subjects; Hardy, Thomas 1840-1928 Fictional works. Hardy, Thomas 1840-1928 Criticism and interpretation. Romanticism England. England. English fiction.
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