Description
- Informed by the latest in scholarly, critical, and theoretical debates from some of the world's leading Hardy scholars
- Reveals groundbreaking insights through examinations of Hardy's major novels, short stories, poetry, and drama
- Explores Hardy's work in the context of the major intellectual and socio-cultural currents of his time and assesses his legacy for subsequent writers
About the Author
Keith Wilson is Professor of English at the University of Ottawa. He is the author of Thomas Hardy on Stage (1995), editor of the Penguin Classics editions of The Mayor of Casterbridge (1997; 2003) and The Fiddler of the Reels and Other Stories (2003, with Kristin Brady), and editor of Thomas Hardy Reappraised: Essays in Honour of Michael Millgate (2006). He is also the co-editor, with Michael Millgate, of the 8th volume of The Collected Letters of Thomas Hardy, and editor for the forthcoming Cambridge edition of Tess of the d'Urbervilles. In addition to his work on Hardy, he has also published widely on nineteenth- and twentieth-century British literature, Victorian and Edwardian music hall, and the literary representation of London.
Reviews
"Perhaps Hardy the poet needs a separate Companion. If it matched this one in the quality of writing and usefulness to the student, it would be a treasure." (Victorian Studies, 1 October 2012)
Book Information
ISBN 9781118307496
Author Keith Wilson
Format Paperback
Page Count 504
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 753g
Dimensions(mm) 246mm * 173mm * 23mm
