The Function of the Minor Rustic Characters in Four of Thomas Hardy's Major Novels in relation to the theme of Marriage, Chastity, the Double Standard and Sexual Freedom

dc.contributor.advisor	Shrive, F. N.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Segueira, Guiomar May	en_US
dc.contributor.department	English	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-18T16:48:34Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-18T16:48:34Z
dc.date.created	2011-06-23	en_US
dc.date.issued	1968-10	en_US
dc.description.abstract	<p>In this thesis, I attempt to examine the function of the minor rustic characters in four of the major novels of Thomas Hardy. The four novels are, Far from the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure.</p> <p>The purpose of this examination is to show to what extent the minor rustics help to reveal the theme of marriage, chastity, the double standard and sexual freedom. They do this either by furthering, or by not influencing, the plot; through the delineation of the characters of the protagonists; by their contribution to the humour, comic relief, and the chorus of the novels; and finally, by their rural values.</p>	en_US
dc.description.degree	Master of Arts (MA)	en_US
dc.identifier.other	opendissertations/4954	en_US
dc.identifier.other	5973	en_US
dc.identifier.other	2073231	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11375/9871
dc.subject	English Language and Literature	en_US
dc.subject	English Language and Literature	en_US
dc.title	The Function of the Minor Rustic Characters in Four of Thomas Hardy's Major Novels in relation to the theme of Marriage, Chastity, the Double Standard and Sexual Freedom	en_US
dc.type	thesis	en_US

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