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Hardy in History

A Study in Literary Sociology

Peter Widdowson author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:19th Jul '16

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First published in 1989, this study investigates Hardy not so much in terms of his novels but as he has been constituted as a major figure in English literature. Using Hardy as a case-study, it looks at how a ‘great writer’ is produced in sociological terms, analysing the critical, cultural and ideological factors involved. By exposing this construction, the book seeks to release Hardy from the constraints imposed by orthodox literary history.

This book will be of interest to those studying nineteenth-century literature.

ISBN: 9781138677517

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 453g

270 pages