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Thomas Hardy, Folklore and Resistance
Jacqueline Dillion
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Description for Thomas Hardy, Folklore and Resistance
Hardback. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 411.
This book reassesses Hardy’s fiction in the light of his prolonged engagement with the folklore and traditions of rural England. Drawing on wide research, it demonstrates the pivotal role played in the novels by such customs and beliefs as ‘overlooking’, hag-riding, skimmington-riding, sympathetic magic, mumming, bonfire nights, May Day celebrations, Midsummer divination, and the ‘Portland Custom’. This study shows how such traditions were lived out in practice in village life, and how they were represented in written texts – in literature, newspapers, county histories, folklore books, the work of the Folklore Society, archival documents, and letters. It explores tensions between ... Read more
This book reassesses Hardy’s fiction in the light of his prolonged engagement with the folklore and traditions of rural England. Drawing on wide research, it demonstrates the pivotal role played in the novels by such customs and beliefs as ‘overlooking’, hag-riding, skimmington-riding, sympathetic magic, mumming, bonfire nights, May Day celebrations, Midsummer divination, and the ‘Portland Custom’. This study shows how such traditions were lived out in practice in village life, and how they were represented in written texts – in literature, newspapers, county histories, folklore books, the work of the Folklore Society, archival documents, and letters. It explores tensions between ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137503190
SKU
V9781137503190
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About Jacqueline Dillion
Jacqueline Dillion is Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Pepperdine University, USA. She holds a PhD in English from the University of St Andrews. She has previously served as director of Harding University's London and Paris study abroad programs, where she also taught courses in British literature. While carrying out her doctoral research, she was invited to become the first ... Read more
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