{"product_id":"thomas-hardy-monism-and-the-carnival-tradition","title":"Thomas Hardy, Monism, and the Carnival Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this original and scrupulously researched book, G. Glen Wickens offers a new reading of a work which is often ignored by critics and students of Victorian literature, Thomas Hardy's \u003ci\u003eThe Dynasts\u003c\/i\u003e. Wickens explores the monistic viewpoint of \u003ci\u003eThe Dynasts\u003c\/i\u003e through reference to 19th and early 20th philosophical writings which have never before been applied to Hardy's philosophy. Using insights derived from the critical theory of Mikhail Bakhtin - in particular his concept of carnival - Wickens also counters the usual view of \u003ci\u003eThe Dynasts\u003c\/i\u003e as failed epic or tragedy, and instead situates the work as a novel within the serio-comical genres. In doing so, he brings out new, violent implications to Bakhtin's theory of laughter and carnival. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas Hardy, Monism, and the Carnival Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book-length study of Thomas Hardy's \u003ci\u003eThe Dynasts\u003c\/i\u003e since 1977. It will be of interest to Hardy scholars, critics of Bakhtin, and to readers interested in monist philosophy or nineteenth century history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54228914110808,"sku":"9780802048646","price":78.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780802048646__677d4662b5f86.jpg?v=1741135516","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/thomas-hardy-monism-and-the-carnival-tradition","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}