The Return of the Native: Saint George Defeated

(Book #154 in the Twayne's Masterwork Studies Series)

by Thomas Hardy and Brian Thomas

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Focusing on Hardy's use of the Saint George myth and the sun-hero myth, Thomas interweaves analyses of Hardy's character development with issues such as the failure of love, the symbolism of Egdon Heath, and Hardy's conception of performance. Attention to structure, image, characterization, metaphor, and theme are also included in the study. Thomas provides a succinct account of the Victorian ethos that informed Hardy's writing and, in an overview of the novel's critical reception, gives a summary of the four prominent schools of Hardy criticism.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:080578117X

ISBN13:9780805781175

Release Date:January 1995

Publisher:Twayne Publishers

Length:142 Pages

Weight:0.41 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.4" x 8.5"

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