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A distant prospect of Wessex : archaeology and the past in the life and works of Thomas Hardy / Martin J.P. Davies ; illustrated with photographs taken by the author.
LIBRA PR4757.H5 D38 2011
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davies, Martin J. P. (Martin John Peter)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928--Criticism and interpretation.
- Hardy, Thomas.
- Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928--Homes and haunts.
- Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928.
- History in literature.
- Archaeology in literature.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Wessex (England)--In literature.
- Wessex (England).
- Wessex (England)--Antiquities.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 218 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford [England] : Archaeopress, [2011]
- Summary:
- Developed from the author's doctoral dissertation at the University of Leicester, this volume examines the relationship between Thomas Hardy and the archaeological heritage of the regions of England in which he resided and worked. Citing numerous, if fleeting, references in Hardy's work to ancient historical monuments and landscapes, the text explores connections in Hardy's broad personal intellectual life and his works, including The Mayor of Casterbridge and Tess of the d'Urbervilles, that reference archaeological themes. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Introduction: Perspectives on the Past 1
- Chapter 2 Ancient Inspiration from the Science of the Imagination: Hardy, Archaeology, and Wessex (a Name Revived) 10
- Chapter 3 Novelist and 'Born Archaeologist': Hardy's Personal Writings 36
- Chapter 4 Hardy's Roman Town: The Setting for The Mayor of Casterbridge 62
- Chapter 5 Ancient and Modern Collide: Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Stonehenge 90
- Chapter 6 Barrows and Beyond: Landscapes of the Past 126
- Chapter 7 Personal Memories and Ancient Remains: The Poetry 157
- Chapter 8 Beyond Wessex: Architecture and Ideas in Oxford and Cornwall 188.
- Notes:
- Based on thesis (doctoral) submitted to the University of Leicester in 2002.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-210) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1905739419
- 9781905739417
- OCLC:
- 747534118
- Publisher Number:
- 99947908853
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