Thomas Hardy and Victorian Communication
Download or Read eBook Thomas Hardy and Victorian Communication PDF written by Karin Koehler and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-05-25 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Karin Koehler |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 253 |
| Release | : 2016-05-25 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9783319291024 |
| ISBN-13 | : 3319291025 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Thomas Hardy and Victorian Communication by : Karin Koehler
Book excerpt: This book explores the relationship between Thomas Hardy’s works and Victorian media and technologies of communication – especially the penny post and the telegraph. Through its close analysis of letters, telegrams, and hand-delivered notes in Hardy’s novels, short stories, and poems, it ties together a wide range of subjects: technological and infrastructural developments; material culture; individual subjectivity and the construction of identity; the relationship between private experience and social conventions; and the new narrative possibilities suggested by modern modes of communication.
