Jane L. Bownas, Thomas Hardy and Empire: The Representation of Imperial Themes in the Work of Thomas Hardy
This book by Jane L. Bownas sets out to shed new light on the novels and poetry of Thomas Hardy. As Bownas mentions in her short introduction, her aim is to place Hardy’s work within the historical context of nineteenth-century imperialism, and to adopt the original perspective of Hardy as an ‘impe...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Cahiers victoriens et édouardiens
2014
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| Accès en ligne: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Résumé: | This book by Jane L. Bownas sets out to shed new light on the novels and poetry of Thomas Hardy. As Bownas mentions in her short introduction, her aim is to place Hardy’s work within the historical context of nineteenth-century imperialism, and to adopt the original perspective of Hardy as an ‘imperial’ writer. Bownas clearly intends to show how Hardy’s poetry and prose bear imperial traits, and how they deal with imperialist matters more than superficially and thematically. Indeed, she argu... |
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