A distant prospect of Wessex :: archaeology and the past in the life and works of Thomas Hardy /

'If the real Wessex, with its counties, towns, villages and topography, was no mere readily available template upon which Hardy could carve a fictional pattern, Dorchester provided a very different model, though at the level of local colour and detail, Casterbridge really is Dorchester 'by...

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Main Author: Davies, Martin J. P. (Martin John Peter) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Archaeopress, [2011]
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:'If the real Wessex, with its counties, towns, villages and topography, was no mere readily available template upon which Hardy could carve a fictional pattern, Dorchester provided a very different model, though at the level of local colour and detail, Casterbridge really is Dorchester 'by any other name'. In this study, Martin Davies examines the role which Thomas Hardy's involvement with the past plays in his life and literary work.
Item Description:Available through Archaeopress Digital Subscription Service.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1784910791
9781784910792

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