Thomas Hardy Metaphysics and Music Author : Mark Asquith Publisher : Springer Total Pages : 234 Release : 2005-08-02 ISBN 10 : 9780230508019 ISBN 13 : 0230508014 Language : EN, FR, DE, ES & NL GET BOOK Thomas Hardy Metaphysics and Music Book Description: This fascinating new study by Mark Asquith offers an original approach to Hardy's art as a novelist and entirely new readings of certain musical scenes in Hardy's works. Asquith utilizes a rich seam of original archival research (both scientific and musicological), which will be of use to all Hardy scholars, and discusses a range of Hardy's major works in relation to musical metaphors - from early fiction The Poor Man and the Lady to later major works Jude the Obscure, Far From the Madding Crowd, the Mayor of Casterbridge .