期刊名称：International Journal of Social Sciences and Education
印刷版ISSN：2227-393X
电子版ISSN：2223-4934
出版年度：2012
卷号：2
期号：3
出版社：Federal College of Education
摘要：With the beginning of the 19thcentury, England entered into a transitional period. Sociologists believe that in each era of transition, the ruling class tries to establish its own values, but some resistance to these new values is inevitable. Thomas Hardy's novels are no exception. This study tries to interpret Thomas Hardy's novels in the light of these notions, though much of the criticism of Hardy insists that his characters stand against the ideological discourses of the ruling middle-class. Under the light of Althusser's theory of Ideological State Apparatuses (ISAs) and Antonio Gramsci's notion of hegemony, Hardy can be considered as a true subject of his society, one who tries to strengthen the pillars of his society through depicting characters who have to be in the mainstream of the current ideological discourses of his age. Therefore, this study tries to see how Louis Althusser's notions can help us to understand Thomas Hardy himself, his characters as well as his era in which he lived and wrote
关键词：Thomas Hardy; Althusser; Gramsci; Ideological State apparatuses; Hegemony
