{"product_id":"9781474449878","title":"Hardy, Conrad and the Senses by Hugh Epstein","description":"Explores `scenic realism' in the major novels of Thomas Hardy and Joseph ConradOffers the first book-length study of connections between these two major authors bringing?new approaches to bear on often-taught worksProvides an understanding of impressionist styles of writing that is drawn from contemporary empirical scienceTells a progressive chronological story of both authors' use of the senses in their fictionArgues for a distinctive place for Hardy and Conrad in late-Victorian fiction which challenges the narrative of a modernist rupture with Victorian realismSupported by wide reading in nineteenth-century science and letters, and comprehensive knowledge of twentieth century criticism of the two novelistsThis 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.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56301165871477,"sku":"9781474449878","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781474449878.jpg?v=1762790421","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781474449878","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}