자료유형 | 단행본 |
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서명/저자사항 | Fiddler of the Reels and Other Stories. |
개인저자 | Hardy, Thomas. |
발행사항 | Dover Publications, 2012. |
형태사항 | 1 online resource. |
기타형태 저록 | Print version: 9781306358828 |
ISBN | 1306358825 9781306358828 9780486148502 0486148505 |
요약 | As popular today as they were during the author's lifetime, the works of Thomas Hardy captivate readers with their gripping narrative power and arresting imagery. This collection presents a trio of the author's finest and most representative short stories. "The Distracted Preacher," a flawless comedy graced with Shakespearean touches, concerns a pair of ill-matched lovers and the breakup of a little network of smugglers. "The Three Strangers" offers a celebration of the comforts and familiarities of life within a community. The title story, singled out time and again for critical praise, centers on the rivalry between a good but plain man and a charismatic villain. These tales mark Hardy's attempts to record the rapidly vanishing legends, superstitions, local customs, and lore of the Dorset region as well as his skepticism about the possibility of achieving personal and sexual satisfaction in the modern world. Alternatively humorous, ironic, and elegiac, the stories attest to the remarkable range of Hardy's storytelling gifts. |
주제명(지명) | Wessex (England) --Fiction. England --Social life and customs --19th century --Fiction. England. --fast England --Wessex. --fast |
일반주제명 | FICTION --General. Manners and customs. |
언어 | 영어 |
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