Thomas Hardy's legal fictions

Trish Ferguson examines how Thomas Hardy's role as an acting magistrate and his lifelong interest in the law impacted on his prose fiction. Hardy's novels and short stories are examined in the context of debates surrounding some of the seismic legal reforms of the nineteenth century, namel...

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Otros Autores: Ferguson, Trish, autor (autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press [2013]
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Edinburgh critical studies in Victorian culture.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:Trish Ferguson examines how Thomas Hardy's role as an acting magistrate and his lifelong interest in the law impacted on his prose fiction. Hardy's novels and short stories are examined in the context of debates surrounding some of the seismic legal reforms of the nineteenth century, namely the birth of adversarial trial procedure, the evolving definition of legal insanity, the campaign for legal equality for married women, and heightened discussion over land law reform.
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9781299964068
9780748673254