Book description
CONTENTS:
Thomas Hardy: Life and Works
The World of Thomas Hardy
Introduction to The Mayor of Casterbridge
Characters in the Novel
Plot Summary
Chapter by Chapter Summaries and Commentaries
Character Sketches
Literary Elements
– Plot and Structure
– Theme
– Setting
– Style
– Irony
– Suspense
– Names
– Symbolism
– Animal Imagery
– Dialect
– Allusion
– Description
– Melodrama
– Tragedy
– Contrast
Selected Criticism
Review Questions and Answers
Bibliography
