Title: Thomas Hardy : the world of his novels /
Authors: Bullen, J. B.
Publisher: Frances Lincoln,
Year: 2013
Subjects: Hardy, Thomas, Criticism and interpretation.; Hardy, Thomas,; Hardy, Thomas, Settings.; Hardy, Thomas, Homes and haunts England Dorset.; Reality in literature.; Dreams in literature.; Setting (Literature); Dreams in literature.; Reality in literature.; Setting (Literature); Literary landmarks England Dorset.; Place (Philosophy) in literature.; Wessex (England) In literature.; Dorset (England) In literature.
Abstract: Thomas Hardy's Wessex is one of the great literary evocations of place, populated with colourful and dramatic characters. As lovers of his novels and poetry know, this 'partly real, partly dream-country' was firmly rooted in the Dorset into which he had been born. Here, J.B. Bullen explores the relationship between reality and the dream, identifying the places and the settings for Hardy's writing, and showing how and why he shaped them to serve the needs of his characters and plots.
Contents: Far from the madding crowd : articulate architecture -- The return of the native : man's place in nature -- The mayor of Casterbridge : a place more Dorchester than Dorchester itself -- The woodlanders : that wondrous world of sap and leaves -- Jude the obscure : the descent into darkness.