Thomas Hardy and History

by Fred Reid

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319853392
• ISBN13: 9783319853390
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"