A Hardy Companion. A Guide to the Works of Thomas Hardy and Their Background

F. B. Pinion

Edité par Macmillan/St. Martins Press, London England / New York, 1968

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Hardback. First Edition. A Hardy Companion. Underlining and notes in margin in pencil to some pages. Slightly rolled spine. Wear and tear to D/J. Sunned spine. A considerable revival of interest in hardy's work has taken place in the last few years: at both critical and popular levels of appreciation his writings now enjoy the attention they so fully merit. This book will prove indispensable to students and serious readers of Hardy. it provides a reliable and informative account of his views, aims, and achievements as well as an illuminating portrayal of his background. Included in this volume are appraisals of individual works, articles, and short stories - some of which have not been published in Britain - in summary form, detailed discussions of the poems and plays. both fictitious and actual. There are sections devoted to Hardy's life, his views on art, tragedy, and fiction, and the influence on his work of architecture, music, painting and literature. There is also an important glossary. Many items of biographical, topographical, and literary interest will be new to readers of this book, and material is provided for further research. Other special features are maps, topographical illustrations, and a eritical bibliography of the most important works and articles on Hardy. Illustrated. 555 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

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• Titre: A Hardy Companion. A Guide to the Works of Thomas Hardy and Their Background
• Éditeur: Macmillan/St. Martins Press, London England / New York
• Date de parution: 1968
• Reliure: Cloth
• Édition: First Edition
• État de l'article: Good
• État de la jaquette: Fair
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  • Literature,classics Poetry and Plays