Genealogy and Fiction in Hardy: Family Lineage and Narrative Lines
Tess O'Toole
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Hardcover. O'Toole uncovers Hardy's fascination with the points of intersection between genealogy and fiction and argues that this relationship fuels much of his writing. This volume also revisits existing accounts of genealogical narrative and considers the presence in other nineteenth and twentieth century novels of motifs foregrounded in Hardy's work. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 383.
Tess O'Toole uncovers Hardy's career-long fascination with the points of intersection between genealogy and fiction and argues that this relationship fuels much of his writing. Hereditary patterns are the product of narrative compulsion; the circulation of the family story is necessary to reproduce the history it records. As well as analyzing Hardy's characteristic treatment of family history, this volume revises existing accounts of genealogical narrative, and in its conclusion considers the presence in other nineteenth- and twentieth-century novels of motifs foregrounded in Hardy's work.
Tess O'Toole uncovers Hardy's career-long fascination with the points of intersection between genealogy and fiction and argues that this relationship fuels much of his writing. Hereditary patterns are the product of narrative compulsion; the circulation of the family story is necessary to reproduce the history it records. As well as analyzing Hardy's characteristic treatment of family history, this volume revises existing accounts of genealogical narrative, and in its conclusion considers the presence in other nineteenth- and twentieth-century novels of motifs foregrounded in Hardy's work.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan London
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
195
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333681633
SKU
V9780333681633
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