Thomas Hardy's Heroines: A Chorus of PrioritiesThomas Hardy is known for his unconventional portrayal of female characters. In Victorian literature, his women are surprisingly complex, sexual, and even "heroic." Jekel's study discusses the development of Hardy's heroines, contrasts them with typical Victorian feminine standards, and compares them to the women who Hardy knew in his personal life. |
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Cytherea Graye Cytherea Aldclyffe and Fancy Day | 25 |
Elfride Swancourt | 44 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Thomas Hardy's Heroines: A Chorus of Priorities |
| Author | Pamela Jekel |
| Publisher | Whitston Publishing Company, 1986 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0878753095, 9780878753093 |
| Length | 233 pages |
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