Thomas Hardy, Sensationalism, and the Melodramatic Mode

By Richard Nemesvari

Book Overview

The first full-length study of sensationalist and melodramatic elements in Hardy's novels uses six of his texts to demonstrate the ways in which Hardy uses the melodramatic mode to advance his critique of established Victorian cultural beliefs through the employment of non-realistic plot devices and sensational 'excess.'

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230621465
• ISBN13: 9780230621466
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 8.6"