Thomas Hardy: Folklore and Resistance
This book reassesses Hardy’s fiction in the light of his prolonged engagement with the folklore and traditions of rural England. Drawing on wide research, it demonstrates the pivotal role played in the novels by such customs and beliefs as ‘overlooking’,
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Thomas Hardy: Folklore and Resistance
Jacqueline Dillion
Thomas Hardy: Folklore and Resistance
Jacqueline Dillion Pepperdine University Malibu, California, USA
ISBN 978-1-137-50319-0 ISBN 978-1-137-50320-6 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-50320-6
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In the process of writing this study I have incurred debts of gratitude to many friends, colleagues, and institutions, and it is a pleasure to acknowledge them here: to Phillip Mallett, for unfailing support and belief in the project; to Jane Thomas for enjoyable conversations and scholarly guidance; to Mary Rimmer, Angelique Richardson, and Roger Ebbatson for their kindness, generosity of spirit, and encouragement along the way; to the members of the Thomas Hardy Society, and in particular to Helen Gibson, Tony Fincham, Sue Theobald, Mike Nixon, Tony Daniels, Charles P. C. Pettit, Rose and Furse Swann, Helen and Phillip Lange, Andrew and Marilyn Leah, as well as to the wider community of friends and inspirers during my time in Dorset, among them Bill and Vera Jesty, Warren Davis and Johnny Whitton, Hilary Stainer, Caroline Richards, Jennifer Davis, Rachel Stokes, Harriett Still, Katherine Barker, Andy Worth, and the New Hardy Players, Tim and Angela Laycock, and Joanna Cullen Brown; to everyone at Dorset County Museum; to Helen Mann and the National Trust; to Rebecca Donnan and the team at the Dorset History Centre; to Caroline Oates, Jacqueline Simpson, and Jeremy Harte of the Folklore Society; to Gilly King at Whitelands; to the Bri
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