Thomas Hardy and the Victorian Restoration/Preservation Debate
Wesleyan University The Honors College “The Preservation of Memories, Histories, Fellowships, Fraternities”: Thomas Hardy and the Victorian Restoration/Preservation Debate by Carolina Elices Class of 2017 A thesis submitted to the faculty of Wesleyan University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts with Departmental Honors in Art History and English Middletown, Connecticut April, 2017 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements……………………………………………………………………3 Introduction………………………………………………………………………........4 Chapter 1: Thomas Hardy’s Architectural Career and His Turn from Restoration to Preservation………………………………………………………………………….21 Chapter 2: Themes of Preservation in Far From the Madding Crowd, Under the Greenwood Tree, and The Woodlanders…………………………………………….59 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………...88 References……………………………………………………………………………90 Images………………………………………………………………………………..93 Appendix……………………………………………………………………………101 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To my two advisors, Professor Siry and Professor Weiner: I am forever grateful to you both for the time, energy, and effort you have put into this project. I would have been lost without your support and guidance. Thank you for teaching me how to think and write on a new level. To my parents: Muchísimas gracias por todo vuestro amor y apoyo. I love you. To my past and present housemates, Annalee, Christine, Connor, Courtney, Liam, Andrew, and Elliot: Thank you for the endless amounts of love, laughter, support, and fun distractions you’ve given me over these past few months. You are my favorite people to come home to and I could not have done this without you. 260 Pine forever! To Courtney: Thank you for being a never-ending source of joy, laughter, distraction, and great friendship. Most of all, thanks for being my soul mate.
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