Synopses & Reviews
Drawing on the theoretical work of Deleuze and Guattari, and that of Jean Laplanche-- particularly his major and as yet relatively unfamiliar notion of phantasme--
Social Reformantion in Hardy's Major Novels is an original and groundbreaking rereading of Hardy's four major tragic novels. The readings are sophisticated yet accessible. The theoretical work is complemented by the use of new and hitherto unregarded major empirical findings that reveal the very heart of Hardy's creative universe.
About the Author
David E. Musselwhite is Senior Lecturer in Literature, University of Essex.
Table of Contents
Introduction * The Interrupted Return * The Exploding Body in
The Mayor of Casterbridge *
Tess of the d'Urbervilles: "A Becoming Woman" * Tess: The Phantasmic Capture * Retranslating
Jude the Obscure I * Traversing The Well-Beloved * Retranslating
Jude the Obscure II