Thomas Hardy, Sensationalism, and the Melodramatic Mode
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British
| Author: | R. Nemesvari | ISBN: | 9780230118843 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | April 25, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | R. Nemesvari |
| ISBN: | 9780230118843 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | April 25, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
The first full-length study of sensationalist and melodramatic elements in Hardy's novels uses six of his texts to demonstrate the ways in which Hardy uses the melodramatic mode to advance his critique of established Victorian cultural beliefs through the employment of non-realistic plot devices and sensational 'excess.'
The first full-length study of sensationalist and melodramatic elements in Hardy's novels uses six of his texts to demonstrate the ways in which Hardy uses the melodramatic mode to advance his critique of established Victorian cultural beliefs through the employment of non-realistic plot devices and sensational 'excess.'
