Jane L Bownas

Thomas Hardy and Empire

The Representation of Imperial Themes in the Work of Thomas Hardy

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Produktbeschreibung

Thomas Hardy is not generally recognized as an imperial writer, even though he wrote during a period of major expansion of the British Empire. Bownas examines the many references to past empires in Hardy's works and suggests that close analysis of Hardy's writings show him to be an advocate for all those suffering oppression whether this is due to gender, class, race or as colonized subjects.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 449g
• ISBN-13: 9781409440826
• ISBN-10: 1409440826
• Artikelnr.: 44707656

Autorenporträt

Jane Bownas is an independent scholar in the UK and has published several articles on Thomas Hardy.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction
Colonies and colonizers
Roman invaders: the rise and fall of imperial powers
The Dynasts: Hardy and the Napoleonic wars
The primitive and the civilized: pagans and colonizers in woodland and heath
The crossing of boundaries: race, class and gender as articulated caregories
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.