Hardy's Wessex : the landscapes that inspired a writer / by Harriet Still ; with illustrations by Robin Mackenzie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Still, Harriet, author.

Contributor:

Mackenzie, Robin (Illustrator), illustrator.

Dorset Museums Association, host institution.

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Poole Musuem, host institution.

Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928--Settings--Exhibitions.

Hardy, Thomas.

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

Wessex (England)--In literature--Exhibitions.

Wessex (England).

Landscapes in literature--Exhibitions.

Landscapes in literature.

Authors, English--19th century--Biography--Exhibitions.

Authors, English.

Authors, English--20th century--Biography--Exhibitions.

Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928.

Literature.

Setting (Literature).

England--Wessex.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

64 pages illustrations (some color) 21 cm

Other Title:

Landscapes that inspired a writer

Place of Publication:

London : Paul Holberton Publishing, [2022]

Summary:

"Accompanying an exhibition of the largest collection of Hardy-related material ever to be displayed at once, this book reveals the man behind the literature, exploring the impact that Wessex had on Hardy's works, and how living there shaped his views on the often divisive social issues of the period"--Back cover.

This fascinating book tells the story of Thomas Hardy?s Wessex. Accompanying a multi-venue exhibition, it explores Hardy?s life and work.00Internationally-acclaimed writer Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) is best known for his evocative depictions of the West Country landscape and its people, a region that he called ?Wessex?. What is less well-known is that this landscape also inspired him in many other aspects of his life, from campaigning for animal welfare to questioning the way society viewed women. This publication accompanies a blockbuster, multi-venue exhibition of the largest collection of Thomas Hardy memorabilia ever to be displayed at once.?00Hardy was born in the West Country, a few years after Queen Victoria came to the throne, and spent most of the rest of his life among its landscapes and people. When he turned writer, these landscapes and people re-emerged as his ?partly-real, partly-dream country? of Wessex, in novels like Tess of the d?Urbervilles, Far from the Madding Crowd and Jude the Obscure.00Exhibition: Dorset Museum, Dorchester & Poole Museum & Salisbury Museum & Wiltshire Museum, Devizes, UK (28.05. ? 30.10.2022).

Notes:

"Wessex Museums."

Published to accompany an exhibition held at Dorset Museum, Poole Musuem, The Salisbury Museum and Wiltshire Museum from 28 May to 30 October 2022.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781913645212

1913645215

OCLC:

1350800246