This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including marriage, sexuality and the role the past plays in the present. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and...
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The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy (Book Analysis)
The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy (Book Analysis)
Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
978280801323950EBookPlurilingua PublishingThis practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including marriage, sexuality and the role the past plays in the present. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
This clear and detailed 50-page reading guide is structured as follows:
Biography of Thomas Hardy
Presentation of The Mayor of Casterbridge
Summary of The Mayor of Casterbridge
Character study
Michael Henchard
Susan Henchard/Newson
Donald Farfrae
Lucetta ‘Lucette’ Le Sueur
Elizabeth-Jane Henchard/Newson
Analysis of The Mayor of Casterbridge
Setting
The past
Marriage, sexuality and gender
About The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge is set in the fictional town of the title, part of Hardy’s fictional county of Wessex. Its titular character is an affluent and respected member of his community, but he is hiding a shocking secret from his past: when he was a young man, he drunkenly sold his wife and infant daughter to a passing sailor. He then finds that he cannot conceal his past forever, with dramatic consequences.
The Mayor of Casterbridge is one of Hardy’s best-known novels, and has inspired numerous film, television and radio adaptations.
About Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy was an English writer who was initially best known for his novels, including Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) and Tess of the d’Urbervilles (1891), although he generally preferred the medium of poetry and also garnered acclaim for the poems he published later in life. Hardy frequently explored the theme of rural life and its challenges in his work, and was a vocal critic of many aspects of Victorian society. His work is generally categorized within the currents of Realism and Romanticism. He died in 1928 aged 87.This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including marriage, sexuality and the role the past plays in the present. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
This clear and detailed 50-page reading guide is structured as follows:
Biography of Thomas Hardy
Presentation of The Mayor of Casterbridge
Summary of The Mayor of Casterbridge
Character study
Michael Henchard
Susan Henchard/Newson
Donald Farfrae
Lucetta ‘Lucette’ Le Sueur
Elizabeth-Jane Henchard/Newson
Analysis of The Mayor of Casterbridge
Setting
The past
Marriage, sexuality and gender
About The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge is set in the fictional town of the title, part of Hardy’s fictional county of Wessex. Its titular character is an affluent and respected member of his community, but he is hiding a shocking secret from his past: when he was a young man, he drunkenly sold his wife and infant daughter to a passing sailor. He then finds that he cannot conceal his past forever, with dramatic consequences.
The Mayor of Casterbridge is one of Hardy’s best-known novels, and has inspired numerous film, television and radio adaptations.
About Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy was an English writer who was initially best known for his novels, including Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) and Tess of the d’Urbervilles (1891), although he generally preferred the medium of poetry and also garnered acclaim for the poems he published later in life. Hardy frequently explored the theme of rural life and its challenges in his work, and was a vocal critic of many aspects of Victorian society. His work is generally categorized within the currents of Realism and Romanticism. He died in 1928 aged 87.application/pdf1
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This clear and detailed 50-page reading guide is structured as follows:
- Biography of Thomas Hardy
- Presentation of The Mayor of Casterbridge
- Summary of The Mayor of Casterbridge
- Character study
- Michael Henchard
- Susan Henchard/Newson
- Donald Farfrae
- Lucetta ‘Lucette’ Le Sueur
- Elizabeth-Jane Henchard/Newson
- Analysis of The Mayor of Casterbridge
- Setting
- The past
- Marriage, sexuality and gender
About The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge is set in the fictional town of the title, part of Hardy’s fictional county of Wessex. Its titular character is an affluent and respected member of his community, but he is hiding a shocking secret from his past: when he was a young man, he drunkenly sold his wife and infant daughter to a passing sailor. He then finds that he cannot conceal his past forever, with dramatic consequences.
The Mayor of Casterbridge is one of Hardy’s best-known novels, and has inspired numerous film, television and radio adaptations.
About Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy was an English writer who was initially best known for his novels, including Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) and Tess of the d’Urbervilles (1891), although he generally preferred the medium of poetry and also garnered acclaim for the poems he published later in life. Hardy frequently explored the theme of rural life and its challenges in his work, and was a vocal critic of many aspects of Victorian society. His work is generally categorized within the currents of Realism and Romanticism. He died in 1928 aged 87.
Product details
| ISBN | 9782808013239 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Plurilingua Publishing |
| Collection | Brightsummaries.com |
| Format | |
| Pages | 50 |
| File size | 2.2 MB |
