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General Drama of Pain : Character and Fate in Hardy's Major Novels by Bernard J. Paris (2012, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-10141284598X
ISBN-139781412845984
eBay Product ID (ePID)21038856171
Product Key Features
Number of Pages154 Pages
Publication NameGeneral Drama of Pain : Character and Fate in Hardy's Major Novels
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeneral, Ancient & Classical, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Subjects & Themes / General
Publication Year2012
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Philosophy
AuthorBernard J. Paris
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2011-040540
TitleLeadingA
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal823/.8
SynopsisThis motivational analysis of the protagonists in Thomas Hardy's three most widely read novels-- Tess of the d'Urbervilles, The Mayor of Casterbridge , and Jude the Obscure --highlights an often-overlooked aspect of his art. Bernard J. Paris shows Hardy's genius in creating imagined human beings. He demonstrates that while Hardy tends to blame external conditions for his characters' painful fates, their downfalls are due to a very complex combination of cosmic, social, and psychological factors. Hardy's characters are usually discussed primarily in thematic terms. The characters are are so richly portrayed, Paris argues, that they can be better understood independent of Hardy's interpretations, in motivational terms and he utilizes the psychologist Karen Horney's theories to recover Hardy's intuitions. The characters are full of inner conflicts that make them difficult to fathom, but the approach Paris employs explains their contradictions and illuminates their troubled relationships--shedding light on these expertly crafted imagined human beings. This psychological approach to Hardy's characters enables us to understand his characters and gain insight into the implied authors of the works. In addition, the approach shows Hardy's authorial personality. We can see that Hardy treats some defensive strategies more sympathetically than others. Given his view of life as "a general drama of pain," resignation, like that of Hardy's character Elizabeth-Jane, is the strategy he prefers., This motivational analysis of the protagonists in Thomas Hardy's three most widely read novels--Tess of the d'Urbervilles, The Mayor of Casterbridge, and Jude the Obscure--highlights an often-overlooked aspect of his art. Bernard J. Paris shows Hardy's genius in creating imagined human beings. He demonstrates that while Hardy tends to blame external conditions for his characters' painful fates, their downfalls are due to a very complex combination of cosmic, social, and psychological factors.Hardy's characters are usually discussed primarily in thematic terms. The characters are are so richly portrayed, Paris argues, that they can be better understood independent of Hardy's interpretations, in motivational terms and he utilizes the psychologist Karen Horney's theories to recover Hardy's intuitions. The characters are full of inner conflicts that make them difficult to fathom, but the approach Paris employs explains their contradictions and illuminates their troubled relationships--shedding light on these expertly crafted imagined human beings. This psychological approach to Hardy's characters enables us to understand his characters and gain insight into the implied authors of the works. In addition, the approach shows Hardy's authorial personality. We can see that Hardy treats some defensive strategies more sympathetically than others. Given his view of life as "a general drama of pain," resignation, like that of Hardy's character Elizabeth-Jane, is the strategy he prefers., This motivational analysis of the protagonists in Thomas Hardy's three most widely read novels - Tess of the d'Urbervilles, The Mayor of Casterbridge, and Jude the Obscure - highlights an often-overlooked aspect of his art. Bernard J. Paris shows Hardy's genius in creating imagined human beings. He demonstrates that while Hardy tends to blame external conditions for his characters' painful fates, their downfalls are due to a very complex combination of cosmic, social, and psychological factors.
LC Classification NumberPR4757.C47P37 2012
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