Thomas Hardy
Subtitle: The World of His Novels
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group UK
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780711232754
Subjects: Hardy, thomas, 1840-1928; Dreams in literature; Setting (literature); English literature, history and criticism
Description: 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.