Michael Henchard, the Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and Death of a Hysterical Character
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2018-05
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The Ohio State University
Abstract
Michael Henchard's character is the subject of disparate readings within Hardy scholarship. This paper uses the modern DSM diagnosis of Histrionic Personality Disorder to unify these readings, critique the DSM, and argue that Hardy saw this personality as unable to thrive in an industrialized society.
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Thomas Hardy, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Mayor of Casterbridge, Michael Henchard, Personality Disorders