Thomas Hardy: Folklore and Resistance

Thomas Hardy: Folklore and Resistance by Jacqueline Dillion.

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 m...

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Main Author: Dillion, Jacqueline (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Literature, Modern—19th century.
British literature.
Fiction.
Literature—History and criticism.
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Online Access:Click to view e-book
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