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Title: |
The Return of the Native |
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| By (author): |
Thomas Hardy Edited by: Simon Avery |
| ISBN10-13: |
1554810701 : 9781554810703 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pages: |
512 |
| Weight: |
.538 Kg. |
| Published: |
Broadview Press - March 2013 |
| List Price: |
21.50 Pounds Sterling |
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In Stock
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| The Return of the Native was a radical departure for Thomas Hardy, ushering in his tragic literary vision of the world. Though set in a small space (Egdon Heath in the fictional county of Wessex) and short time (the main action spans a year and a day), the novel addresses the broad social and intellectual upheavals of the Victorian age. Much of this turmoil is embodied in the character of Eustacia Vye, the novelâ s wilful female protagonist. A complex, independent young woman, Eustacia is a sympathetic but ultimately tragic figure, the epitome of what the narrator calls the â irrepressible New.â The appendices to this Broadview edition place the novel in the context of Hardyâ s career and the scientific and social ideas of the time. Documents include contemporary reviews, related writings by Hardy, and materials on biology, geology, and the â Woman Question.â Illustrations from the original serialization in Belgravia magazine and Hardyâ s performance text of the mummersâ play are also included. |
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