Thomas Hardy and victorian communication : letters, telegrams and postal systems /
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 t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2016.
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| Summary: | 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. . |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 246 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 3319291017 9783319291017 |
