Penguin Critical Studies: The Mayor of Casterbridge

by RogerEbbatson (Author)

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  1994

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  The author explores the genesis, publication and reception of Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge , alongside the historical and social context of the plot. He also looks at the central themes (identity and non-identity, nature, death, superstition) of the work, and gives an analysis of the tragic qualities of the text, asking whether it is possible to produce such tragic literature within a fundamentally secular society. Finally, Ebbatson examines the gender issues raised by the narrator, and the representation of the characters Elizabeth-Jane and Lucetta.