Thomas Hardy's Pastoral An Unkindly May
Description
This book reads Hardy's poetry of the rural as deeply rooted in the historical tradition of the pastoral mode even as it complicates and extends it. It shows that in addition to reinstating the original tensions of classical pastoral, Hardy dramatizes a heightened awareness of complex communities and the relations of class, labour, and gender.
Keywords
Literary CriticismPoetryEuropeanFictionModern19th CenturyLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsHistorical & Comparative
2015Book
Author(s)Indy Clark
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781137505019
LanguageEnglish
