Perception, Class and Environment in the Works of Thomas Hardy
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This book examines Thomas Hardy’s writing in both prose and poetry, focusing on issues of perception, ‘being’, class and environment. It illustrates the ways in which Hardy represents a social world which serves as a ‘horizon’ for the individual and explores the dialectic between the perceptible world and human consciousness. Ebbatson demonstrates how, in Hardy’s oeuvre, modern life becomes alienated from its roots in rural life – individual freedom is achieved in works like Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure or The Woodlanders at the cost of personal insecurity and a deepening sense of homelessness. However, this development occurs against the marginalisation of dialect forms of speech. This book also explores how Hardy’s impressionist vision serves to undermine the prevailing conventions of plot structure.
Roger Ebbatson is Visiting Professor at Lancaster University and Emeritus Professor at University of Worcester, UK. He is the author of numerous books, including Literature and Landscape (2013) and Landscapes of Eternal Return (2016).
This book examines Thomas Hardy’s writing in both prose and poetry, focusing on issues of perception, ‘being’, class and environment. It illustrates the ways in which Hardy represents a social world which serves as a ‘horizon’ for the individual and explores the dialectic between the perceptible world and human consciousness. Ebbatson demonstrates how, in Hardy’s oeuvre, modern life becomes alienated from its roots in rural life – individual freedom is achieved in works like Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure or The Woodlanders at the cost of personal insecurity and a deepening sense of homelessness. However, this development occurs against the marginalisation of dialect forms of speech. This book also explores how Hardy’s impressionist vision serves to undermine the prevailing conventions of plot structure.
Discusses a wide range of Hardy's work, including well-known novels and less familiar poems Draws on critical theory and philosophy, particularly the Frankfurt school and Lyotard, Deleuze and Derrida Examines Hardy’s texts in the context of critical literature and intellectual movements
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“Perception, Class, and Environment in the Works of Thomas Hardy is a fresh intervention in Hardy studies which successfully establishes that Hardy attempts, in his fiction and poetry … . The book is densely packed with novel perspectives on Hardy’s oeuvre … . This is a must-read for any serious Hardy scholar, for innovative and new readings of his work.” (Oindrila Ghosh, BAVS Newsletter, Vol. 25 (1), 2025)
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