Oxford Reader's Companion to Hardy
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (727 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 019860419X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 525 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Many entries end with bibliographies of one or more critical studies, and a good-sized bibliography is included, as are a number of useful appendixes (index of the poems, characters in the fiction, place-names, glossary of dialect words, and Hardy's works in the cinema, radio, and television). Lib., Brooklyn Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. Each novel is treated in one long, undivided essay, and individual characters are discussed in detail, as are various critical approaches to the writer. Page (English, Univ. of Nottingham. of Hull, England) and Moore (English, Univ. Both works are lively and thorough, and both are highly recommended for upper division academic library collections as well as larger public libraries. A number of entries end with brief bibliographical paragraphs. Long discussions of the novels are divided into sections (e.g., composition, illustrations, plot, reception, and critical approaches), while the essays on th
In more than 300 alphabetically arranged entries, this superb reference work examines all the novels, collections of verse, autobiography, letters, essays, stories, and notebooks produced during Hardy's long career. Fully cross-referenced, and with a chronology of Hardy's life, an index of his poems, lists of place-names and characters in his works, a glossary of dialect words and expressions, a subject index, and an extensive bibliography, this is a gold mine of information. Boasting sound scholarship, the convenient companion format, and many be
Invaluable guide This is an invaluable guide to someone who is out of touch with the lives of small town and rural England of the 2nd half of the 19th century. Also, it is an aid in making connections between Hardy's life and the lives of his characters.