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Hardy's Geography: Wessex and the Regional Novel PDF

261 Pages·2002·1.415 MB·English
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Hardy's Geography reconsiders a familiar element in Hardy's novels: their use of place and, specifically, of Dorset. Hardy said his Wessex was a 'partly real, partly dream-country'. This study examines how reality and dream interact in his work. Should we look for a real place corresponding to Casterbridge? What is the relation between one person's feelings for a place and society's view of it. He author concludes that Hardy addresses these issues through a distinctive regional awareness.
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