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About The Mayor of Casterbridge. From its spectacular opening–the astonishing scene in which drunken Michael Henchard sells his wife and daughter to a passing sailor at a county fair–to the breathtaking series of discoveries at its conclusion, The Mayor of Casterbridge claims a unique place among Thomas Hardy’s finest and most powerful novels.
The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and Death of a Man of Character and one of my all-time favourite books, with possibly one of the most fascinating book characters. The Mayor of Casterbridge is the unsympathetic portrayal of a man unable to control his own temperament, doomed by his own insensitivity, cursed by his own pride, and tormented by his own past.
The Mayor of Casterbridge. Drunk and bitter at the world, the young Michael Henchard sells his wife to a sailor at Weydon Priors fair. The next morning he vows to give up drink and mend his terrible ways. Twenty years later he is mayor of Casterbridge, a rich and important figure who little suspects the past is about to rear up and attack him.
Le Maire de Casterbridge, sous-titré Vie et mort d’un homme de caractère (titre original : The Mayor of Casterbridge - The Life and Death of a Man of Character ), est un roman écrit en 1886 par l’écrivain britannique Thomas Hardy. En France, il a paru pour la première fois en 1922.
He makes a small fortune and becomes the Mayor of Casterbridge. When Susan arrives back in town, however, he attempts to cover up his mistakes to avoid facing the full consequences. Rather than learning to act in a careful, thoughtful manner, he demonstrates that his self-destructive tendencies were not a product of alcohol abuse, but a ...
The Mayor of Casterbridge: With Alan Bates, Janet Maw, Jack Galloway, Anna Massey. In a drunken and disheartened state, Michael Henchard sells his wife at a fair.
The Mayor of Casterbridge is a British TV movie, produced by Georgina Lowe for Sally Head Productions and directed by David Thacker, based on the 1886 novel by Thomas Hardy. Appearing in the film are Ciarán Hinds as Henchard, Juliet Aubrey as Susan Henchard, Jodhi May as Elizabeth Jane, James Purefoy as Farfrae, and Polly Walker as Lucetta. [3]
