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"Wonderful, comprehensive edition at reasonable cost to students. The chronology, maps, notes on text, and introduction by the talented Dale Kramer make this edition a great value for the money."--Bonnie W. Epstein, Plymouth State College
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This Wordsworth Edition includes an exclusive Introduction and Notes by Michael Irwin, Professor of English Literature, University of Kent at Canterbury.
None of the great Victorian novels is more vivid and readable than The Mayor of Casterbridge. Set in the heart of Hardy's Wessex, the 'partly real, partly dream country' he founded on his native Dorset, it charts the rise and self-induced downfall of a single 'man of character'. The fast-moving and ingeniously contrived narrative is Shakespearian in its tragic force, and features some of the author's most striking episodes and brilliant passages of description.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio Cassette
Hardy had an encyclopaedic knowledge of the English countryside. He was also able to put into words the fleeting thoughts we all have, but find difficult to express. Consequently, some of the long descriptive passages may be off-putting to some. However, the story is a humdinger and should be savoured at a leisurely pace.
Tony Britton has done a wonderful job of bringing the text to life in the audiobook. He has skilfully animated each character - major and minor.
Tony Britton has done a wonderful job of bringing the text to life in the audiobook. He has skilfully animated each character - major and minor.
Format:Paperback
This is the least enjoyable and moving of the Thomas Hardy novels I have read. His writing style is never too heavy, nor does it lack for insight or detail into the thoughts, feelings and motivations of the characters. And after all, Hardy's stories are character stories of love and loss and desperation.
The problem, for me, with the Mayor of Casterbridge is that the narrative groans under the weight of the numerous and frankly predictable yet unbelievable coincidences that he uses to move the characters from one scenario to another. This was my sole, but significant criticism. Other than that I enjoyed the novel immensely and like all Hardy novels, I was in tears by the end.
His books are just so desperately sad.
The problem, for me, with the Mayor of Casterbridge is that the narrative groans under the weight of the numerous and frankly predictable yet unbelievable coincidences that he uses to move the characters from one scenario to another. This was my sole, but significant criticism. Other than that I enjoyed the novel immensely and like all Hardy novels, I was in tears by the end.
His books are just so desperately sad.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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The Mayor of Casterbridge, as well as being a fantastic read, has a lot to say about human nature and the way that human beings interact with one another. It's about a man who makes mistakes and the way that he and the people he loves must pay for these mistakes over a life time.
Each individual has a colourful surface character and a personality that just begs to be explored beyond that. In my opinion, the Furmity Woman and Solomon Longways contribute as much to the charm of the novel as the main protagonists. As the story unfolds we see the lives of each member of the cast entangled by the passions and pretensions of Michael Henchard.
Whilst not as dark a tale as Jude the Obscure, it has as much to teach us about human nature. And the moral of the story? Well, you'll have to read it and decide for yourself!
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