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The Rococo Revival in European Literature and the Arts, 1830–1910 (2006)  \nTHE SEQUENTIAL DYNAMICS OF NARRATIVE: Energies at the Margins of Fiction (2001)  \nThomas Hardy, Time and Narrative  \nA Narratological Approach to his Novels  \nKen Ireland  \n© Ken Ireland 2014  \nAll rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission.  \nNo portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS.  \nAny person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.  \nFirst published 2014 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN  \nPalgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS.  \nPalgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010.  \nPalgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world.  \nPalgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries.  \nISBN 978–1–137–36771–6  \nThis book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin.  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ireland, Ken, 1941-author.  \nThomas Hardy, time and narrative : a narratological approach to his novels / Ken Ireland. pages cm  \nSummary: “Thomas Hardy, Time and Narrative is the first book-length study of all Hardy’s fourteen novels from narratological perspectives. It examines how his development of thematics and characters over a quarter of a century is matched by a corresponding development of narrative devices and techniques, and his handling of time. As a transitional writer between the fragmenting Victorian and advancing Modernist periods, Hardy’s key role is here reinforced in technical as well as in thematic terms, and exposure of the internal workings of his novels helps towards a fuller appreciation of their achievement. Featuring constant change, Hardy’s novels question convention, stress discontinuity and multiplicity of focus and genre, while inconsistent narrators force the reader into a pivotal position, and devices of simultaneity and epiphany, chronotope and coincidence project an intense awareness of time. Overall, this study aims to underline the need for a healthy balance between the rival claims of content and expression.”—Provided by publisher.  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \nISBN 978–1–137–36771–6 (hardback)  \n1. Hardy, Thomas, 1840–1928—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Fiction—Technique.  \n3. Narration (Rhetoric). 4. Time in literature. I. Title.  \nPR4757.T4I74 2014 823’.8—dc23  \nTypeset by MPS Limited, Chennai, India.  \nFor Sue, Amelia and Hilary  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \nContents  \nList of Tables Acknowledgements  \nList of Abbreviations and Editions Introduction  \n1 Trainspotting in Wessex: Temporal Transparency in Desperate Remedies  \n2 Seasonal and Serial Time: Under the Greenwood Tree and A Pair of Blue Eyes  \n3 By Sword or by Crook: Cross-Plotting in Far from the Madding Crowd  \n4 Comic Rhythms and Narrative Tangents in The Hand of Ethel","cbCaidSL71UWEmWu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidSL71UWEmWu","pdf",1329926,304,"English","# Introduction\n## 1 Trainspotting in Wessex: Temporal Transparency in Desperate Remedies\n## 2 Seasonal and Serial Time: Under the Greenwood Tree and A Pair of Blue Eyes\n## 3 By Sword or by Crook: Cross-Plotting in Far from the Madding Crowd\n## 4 Comic Rhythms and Narrative Tangents in The Hand of Ethelberta\n## 5 From Jewels to Furze: Transience and Permanence in The Return of the Native\n## 6 Martial Music: Time-Signatures in The Trumpet-Major\n## 7 Ancient and Modern Revised? Conflicting Values in A Laodicean\n## 8 The Better Heaven Beneath: Revenges of Time in Two on a Tower\n## 9 Legacy Issues: The Power of Temporal Ellipsis in The Mayor ofCasterbridge\n## 10 Sylvan Time and Natural Semiotics in The Woodlanders\n## 11 Phases of Life and Cycles of Time in Tess ofthed’Urbervilles\n## 12 Temporal Janus: Retrospects and Prospects in Jude the Obscure\n## 13 Triple Time: Avices and Devices in The Well-Beloved\n# Conclusion\n## Notes\n## Glossary\n## Bibliography\n## Index","[{\"question\":\"What is the central focus of Thomas Hardy, Time and Narrative?\",\"answer\":\"The study examines all fourteen of Hardy’s novels through narratological perspectives, especially how Hardy develops narrative techniques and handles time.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book connect time to narrative technique?\",\"answer\":\"It analyzes devices associated with time such as simultaneity and epiphany, chronotope, and coincidence, showing how these shape the reader’s awareness of time.\"},{\"question\":\"What claim does the study make about Hardy’s place in literary history?\",\"answer\":\"Hardy is presented as a transitional figure between fragmenting Victorian writing and the advancing Modernist period, with his role reinforced both technically and thematically.\"}]","Thomas Hardy, Time and Narrative - A Narratological Approach to his Novels | PDF",1789987439,468]