Hardy Women [electronic resource] : Mother, Sisters, Wives, Muses
Paula Byrne2024
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'He understands only the women he invents – the others not at all'
Thomas Hardy is one of the most beloved and most-read British authors. His
influence on literature and the minds of his readers is singular. But how is it
that the novelist who created some of the most memorable and modern female
characters in literature had such troubled relationships with real women?
In this highly innovative book, acclaimed biographer Paula Byrne re-examines
Hardy’s life through the eyes of the women who made him – mother, sisters,
girlfriends, wives, muses. The story veers from shocking scenes such as his
obsession with the sight of a woman hanged, to poignant vignettes of unfulfilled
passion, to fascinating details of working women’s lives in the nineteenth
century.
Hardy Women is the story of how the magnificent fictional women he invented
would not have been possible without the hardship and hardin...
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Author:
Paula Byrne, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : HarperCollins UK, 2024
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file) (512 MB, 18:38:53 H)
Performers:
Narrator: Dawn Murphy
Audience:
Adult
System details:
Platform: findawayMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780008322281
Language:
English
BRN:
524703
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