Thomas Hardy, Time and Narrative A Narratological Approach to his No
How is Hardy's development of thematics and characters matched by that of narrative techniques and his handling of time? This book uses narratological methods to stress the interdependence of content and expression in a key transitional writer between the
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Thomas Hardy, Time and Narrative
10.1057/9781137367723 - Thomas Hardy, Time and Narrative, Ken Ireland
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10.1057/9781137367723 - Thomas Hardy, Time and Narrative, Ken Ireland
Thomas Hardy, Time and Narrative Ken Ireland
10.1057/9781137367723 - Thomas Hardy, Time and Narrative, Ken Ireland
Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - licensed to University of Toronto - PalgraveConnect - 2014-12-22
A Narratological Approach to his Novels
© Ken Ireland 2014 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission.
Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2014 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978–1–137–36771–6 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ireland, Ken, 1941- author. Thomas Hardy, time and narrative : a narratological approach to his novels / Ken Ireland. pages cm Summary: “Thomas Hardy, Time and Narrative is the first book-length study of all Hardy’s fourteen novels from narratological perspectives. It examines how his development of thematics and characters over a quarter of a century is matched by a corresponding development of narrative devices and techniques, and his handling of time. As a transitional writer between the fragmenting Victorian and advancing Modernist periods, Hardy’s key role is here reinforced in technical as well as in thematic terms, and exposure of the internal workings of his novels helps towards a fuller appreciation of their achievement. Featuring constant change, Hardy’s novels question convention, stress discontinuity and multiplicity of focus and genre, while inconsistent narrators force the reader into a pivotal posit
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