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《The Mayor of Casterbridge 》• Thomas Hardy's 1886 novel written an important.The story took place in 19th century Britain,the main character in the novel - Hang Chad hard work,Fajia enrichment,from a nameless boy climb up the mayor's throne,the ultimate result of the weakness of character by the fate of the Zhuonong,lonely in the final in poverty Miserable to die.• Hang Chad Michael is a young man playing the grass,people,integrity,kindness.In a drunk,to just five for the price of Nigeria,put his wife and daughter to sell a sailor - Newsom.Jiuxing of Health,he Fanran repent,under the weight of the oath,the 20-year absolute Dijiubuzhan.Later,through hard work,his business prosperous and respected,but also when the bridge on the Lancaster mayor.18 years later,when he decided to Yaoqu his lover Lucy Tower,his ex-wife emerged.His ex-wife that her husband killed sailors of the sea,they brought her daughter - Elizabeth Jane came • Hang Chad.So,he and his ex-wife back in the good.Hang Chad because of the business partner of Alfred the jealousy,exclusion,coupled with his stubborn nature Zhiniu,the business had failed and lost the mayor's public office.His ex-wife after his death,he accidentally found his daughter Elizabeth was not his own daughter.He is very troubles began cold-shouldered Elizabeth.She had to move out to Chad and the Hang tower of the old lover Lucy live.Mr Frederick had intended to Chad and the structure of the tower Lucy was in love with the law Alfredsson and married him.Law Alfredsson became Hang Chad business and love on the competitors.Bankruptcy and humiliation he caught Langbei position,and the sale of wives he indecent acts have begun to spread open.Lapo he can not rely on the law Alfredsson to work to support themselves.Elizabeth became his only consolation.Can Haojingbuchang,Newsom and his daughter Elizabeth and back of identification.Alfredsson and the law in Elizabeth's wedding,he was cold-shouldere.
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The text of this edition is based on the Wessex Edition of 1912,which was revised and corrected by the author.It has been collated with the Mellstock Edition of 1920,for which Hardy submitted final corrections.
"Backgrounds and Contexts" provides new and invaluable source material on Victorian Dorset and,in particular,Dorchester,Hardy’s native home and the town upon which Casterbridge is based.Included are six of Hardy’s nonfiction writings,notably excerpts from his essay "The Dorsetshire Laboure" (1883),in which he frankly comments on the social changes he has witnessed in the county.Hardy’s Wessex is further examined in an essay by Michael Millgate,by maps of Casterbridge and Wessex,and by a key to local place names.Christine Winfield discusses the novel’s manuscript and its complicated history.
"Criticism" collects seventeen wide-ranging assessments of the novel-six new to the Second Edition-from both contemporary and modern critics,including Virginia Woolf,Albert J.Guerard,Julian Moynahan,John Paterson,Michael Millgate,Irving Howe,J.Hillis Miller,Ian Gregor,Elaine Showalter,George Levine,William Greenslade,H.M.Daleski,and Suzanne Keen.
A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.