Negotiating the gothic in the fiction of Thomas Hardy

The purpose of this research is to investigate Thomas Hardy’s relation to the Gothic tradition, especially that deriving from the classic period 1760-mid-1820s. The main novels chosen for such an investigation are Two on a Tower, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the d’Urbervilles and Jude the Obsc...

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Main Author: El Inglizi, Najwa Yousif (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2003
In:Year: 2003
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