Landscape and labour : work, place, and the working class in Eliot, Hardy, and Lawrence / Brian Elliott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elliott, Brian, 1941- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930.

Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928.

Eliot, George, 1819-1880.

English fiction--19th century--History and criticism.

English fiction.

English fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

Working class in literature.

Eliot, George, 1819-1880--Criticism and interpretation.

Eliot, George.

Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928--Criticism and interpretation.

Hardy, Thomas.

Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930--Criticism and interpretation.

Lawrence, D. H.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xx, 148 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2021]

Summary:

"In the novels of George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, and D. H. Lawrence a miniature history of the English working class can be found. They transformed working-class culture from a patronizing pastiche into a vital reality. Landscape and Labour offers a sense of direction for contemporary politics by rediscovering the vital force of working-class culture"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The political economy of work and place

George Eliot and working morality

Thomas Hardy and living landscape

D. H. Lawrence and vital connection

New land, new labour

Neoliberalism and a new working-class politics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Elliott, Brian, 1947- Landscape and labour.

ISBN:

9781786609106

178660910X

OCLC:

1240415461