Thomas Hardy reappraised
Subtitle: essays in honour of Michael Millgate
By: edited by Keith Wilson
Contributors: Millgate, Michael; Wilson, Keith
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
Subjects: Hardy, Thomas, -- 1840-1928 -- Criticism and interpretation
Description: "In Thomas Hardy Reappraised, editor Keith Wilson pays tribute to Millgate's many contributions to Hardy studies by bringing together new work by fifteen of the world's most eminent. Hardy scholars. These essays address questions of biblical and literary allusiveness, cultural, historical, and philosophical context, narrative and poetic theory and practice, as well as Hardy's place in the modern world and his influence on younger writers. Together, the contributors offer one of the most significant reappraisals of Hardy's work to have appeared since Michael Millgate helped to transform Hardy studies. They offer graphic testimony to Hardy's enduring popularity and importance."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index