Thomas Hardy, Time and Narrative: A Narratological Approach to his Novels

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction....Pages 1-6
Trainspotting in Wessex: Temporal Transparency in Desperate Remedies....Pages 7-20
Seasonal and Serial Time: Under the Greenwood Tree and A Pair of Blue Eyes....Pages 21-36
By Sword or by Crook: Cross-Plotting in Far from the Madding Crowd....Pages 37-53
Comic Rhythms and Narrative Tangents in The Hand of Ethelberta....Pages 54-69
From Jewels to Furze: Transience and Permanence in The Return of the Native....Pages 70-85
Martial Music: Time-Signatures in The Trumpet-Major....Pages 86-100
Ancient and Modern Revised? Conflicting Values in A Laodicean....Pages 101-114
The Better Heaven Beneath: Revenges of Time in Two on a Tower....Pages 115-128
Legacy Issues: The Power of Temporal Ellipsis in The Mayor of Casterbridge....Pages 129-146
Sylvan Time and Natural Semiotics in The Woodlanders....Pages 147-162
Phases of Life and Cycles of Time in Tess of the d’Urbervilles....Pages 163-177
Temporal Janus: Retrospects and Prospects in Jude the Obscure....Pages 178-191
Triple Time: Avices and Devices in The Well-Beloved....Pages 192-204
Conclusion....Pages 205-217
Back Matter....Pages 218-291