Social conditioning versus biological determinism : a study of the women characters in the 'minor' novels of Thomas Hardy
(1985)
Thesis
Thomas, J. 1. (1985). Social conditioning versus biological determinism : a study of the women characters in the 'minor' novels of Thomas Hardy. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215533
The popular and critical consensus with regard to the novels of Thomas Hardy is that they exemplify a fatalistic or pessimistic philosophy consequent upon their author's early contact with evolutionary thought. One of the functions of this thesis is... Read More about Social conditioning versus biological determinism : a study of the women characters in the 'minor' novels of Thomas Hardy.