{"product_id":"hardy-conrad-and-the-senses-paperback-1","title":"Hardy, Conrad and the Senses - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHugh Epstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplores 'scenic realism' in the major novels of Thomas Hardy and Joseph Conrad\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers the first book-length study of connections between these two major authors bringing new approaches to bear on often-taught works\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an understanding of impressionist styles of writing that is drawn from contemporary empirical science\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTells a progressive chronological story of both authors' use of the senses in their fiction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues for a distinctive place for Hardy and Conrad in late-Victorian fiction which challenges the narrative of a modernist rupture with Victorian realism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupported by wide reading in nineteenth-century science and letters, and comprehensive knowledge of twentieth century criticism of the two novelists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book reads the highly descriptive impressionist writings of Hardy and Conrad together in the light of a shared attention to sight and sound. With a focus on nature and the environment, Hugh Epstein analyses thirteen of these powerful works in the historical company of contemporary discussions in Victorian science. He takes them beyond their 'Victorian' and 'Modernist' labels to show how vivid and urgent these novels are for the modern reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplores 'scenic realism' in the major novels of Thomas Hardy and Joseph Conrad This book reads the highly descriptive impressionist writings of Hardy and Conrad together in the light of a shared attention to sight and sound. With a focus on nature and the environment, Hugh Epstein analyses thirteen of these powerful works in the historical company of contemporary discussions in Victorian science. He re-frames their 'Victorian' and 'Modernist' labels to show how vivid and urgent these novels are for the modern reader. Hugh Epstein is the Secretary of the Joseph Conrad Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Hugh Epstein is a retired college lecturer and the current Secretary of the Joseph Conrad Society. His most recent publications include \u003ci\u003eJoseph Conrad, Nostromo, Critical Introduction and Notes\u003c\/i\u003e for the Cambridge Edition of the Works of Joseph Conrad, (C.U.P., commissioned and forthcoming), 'Conrad and Nature, 1900-1904', in Conrad and Nature, (Routledge, 2018), and 'A Transmissive Medium: Atmosphere in Hardy's Novels', The Thomas Hardy Journal XXXII (Autumn 2016), 11-28.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52703659131187,"sku":"9781474449878","price":70.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/d0N1T0tBZnFiS1p3amx0Nk5hTExMZz09_b7fa46c1-e911-4d0a-9a66-78fc67b89c92.webp?v=1763334139","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/hardy-conrad-and-the-senses-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}