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Cover image for book Thomas Hardy, Sensationalism, and the Melodramatic Mode

Thomas Hardy, Sensationalism, and the Melodramatic Mode

By:R. Nemesvari
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9780230621466
eText ISBN:9780230118843
Edition:0
Copyright:2011
Format:Page Fidelity

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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.'