Thomas Hardy, Metaphysics and Music
Thomas Hardy, Metaphysics and Music
Summary
This fascinating new study by Mark Asquith offers an original approach to Hardy's art as a novelist and entirely new readings of certain musical scenes in Hardy's works.
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Thomas Hardy, Metaphysics and Music by Mark Asquith
This fascinating new study by Mark Asquith offers an original approach to Hardy's art as a novelist and entirely new readings of certain musical scenes in Hardy's works. Asquith utilizes a rich seam of original archival research (both scientific and musicological), which will be of use to all Hardy scholars, and discusses a range of Hardy's major works in relation to musical metaphors - from early fiction The Poor Man and the Lady to later major works Jude the Obscure, Far From the Madding Crowd, the Mayor of Casterbridge .'One of the best books on Hardy published in recent years..I was struck by how coherent, well-illustrated and informative it is, opening up a world of musicological debate and making sense of it; relating it to the way that the nineteenth century thought about emotion, embodiment and their transmission; and of course applying it in numerous incisive ways to a range of Hardy's work, taking in issues including the Darwinian landscape, social life, courtship and the chorus...An impressive and elegant book.' - Tim Armstrong, Royal Holloway, UK
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781403941381 |
| ISBN 10 | 1403941386 |
| Title | Thomas Hardy, Metaphysics and Music |
| Author | Mark Asquith |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Palgrave USA |
| Year published | 2005-08-02 |
| Number of pages | 234 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |