02640oam 2200541I 450 991015499060332120230808200636.01-351-87937-51-315-23621-410.4324/9781315236216 (CKB)3710000000965608(MiAaPQ)EBC4758249(OCoLC)973040031(BIP)63365736(BIP)47424864(EXLCZ)99371000000096560820180706e20161997 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThomas Hardy a textual study of the short stories /Martin RayLondon ;New York :Routledge,2016.1 online resource (374 pages)Nineteenth centuryFirst published 1997 by Ashgate Publishing.1-85928-202-4 1-351-87938-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Wessex tales -- pt. 2. A group of noble dames -- pt. 3. Life's little ironies -- pt. 4. A changed man and other tales.This is the definitive textual analysis of all of Hardy's collected short stories, tracing the development of each from manuscript, through newspaper serial versions, galley proofs and revises to collected editions in volume form. It is no surprise to discover that Hardy's capacity for inveterate revision is manifested in his tales as it was in his novels. Even those stories for which he professed little regard were meticulously and continuously revised, in some cases more than thirty years after their first publication. The alterations extend to the most minute details of plot, landscape, characterisation and style, as well as the restoration of bowdlerised passages which had been demanded by serial magazines. This study will play a major role in elevating the importance of this genre in Hardy's prolific output and will illuminate his textual practices - an area of considerable and growing interest to a large number of scholars and students.Nineteenth century (Aldershot, England)Pastoral fiction, EnglishCriticism, TextualFictionTechniqueShort storyPastoral fiction, EnglishCriticism, Textual.FictionTechnique.Short story.823/.8Ray Martin.166576MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910154990603321Thomas Hardy2429793UNINA