Violence et vision : The Dynasts de Thomas Hardy
The Dynasts, Thomas Hardy’s « epic-drama of the war with Napoleon, » is remarkable in its use of poetic and literary stage directions. Its modernity lies in this hybrid form, but also in its amazing power of visual representation. The « mental spectator » both witnesses the violence of the war and e...
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| Publicado en: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/cve, |
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| Formato: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
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Cahiers victoriens et édouardiens
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sumario: | The Dynasts, Thomas Hardy’s « epic-drama of the war with Napoleon, » is remarkable in its use of poetic and literary stage directions. Its modernity lies in this hybrid form, but also in its amazing power of visual representation. The « mental spectator » both witnesses the violence of the war and experiences it directly, as Hardy shatters the traditional notions of perspective and point of view in a cinematic and highly innovative way. |
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