This Reader's Guide analyses the critical history of two of Hardy's major tragic novels, from the time of their publication to the present. Simon Avery traces the changing critical fortunes of the texts and explores the diverse range of interpretations produced by different theoretical approaches.
SIMON AVERY is Senior Lecturer in Literature at the University of Westminster, UK. He is co-author (with Rebecca Stott) of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (2003), editor of Lives of Victorian Literary Figures II: The Brownings (2004).
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AcknowledgementsIntroductionsContemporary ReviewsEstablishing Lines of Critical Enquiry, 1890-1949Developing Critical Approaches: Criticism of the 1950s and 1960sCritical Expansion: Criticism of the 1970sThe Impact of High Theory: Criticism of the 1980sRecent (Re)Readings: Criticism from 1990 to the PresentRe-Representations: Film and Television AdaptationsConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex.