Hardy's Fables of Integrity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23799804 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marjorie Garson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Publication date | 1991-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Hardy's fables of integrity (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198122234.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W2476397352 |
| ISBN | 9780198122234 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
In this reading of seven of Hardy's major novels, the book argues that the fiction is shaped by a pervasive anxiety about the body and about bodily disintegration. Taking as its starting-point the many somatic images and metaphors within the novels, the book uncovers a subtext about the threat of bodily and psychic dissolution which shapes both Hardy's powerful depiction of nature and his ambivalent treatment of women. This approach focuses on aspects of the fiction which are often underemphasized, especially the figurative dimension of Hardy's language and his treatment of his minor characters; and accounts for peculiarities in tone, plotting, and characterization which have always attracted critical attention.
Ambivalence · Art · Depiction · Linguistics · Literal and figurative language · Literature · Psychic · Psychoanalysis · Reading (process) · Subtext · Tone (literature) · Contemporary Literature and Criticism · German Literature and Culture Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Thomas Hardy Literature Studies
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1995 - 2017 (23) |
| Highly cited | No |