The Pessimism of Thomas Hardy

The Pessimism of Thomas Hardy
Author: G. W. Sherman
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Total Pages: 540
Release: 1976
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780838615829

Explains the social reasons for Thomas Hardy's consistent pessimism expressed in all his major works. The author contends that this came from the failure of bourgeois society to correct the anachronisms in the social machinery of the day.

Works

Works
Author: Thomas Hardy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1905
Genre:
ISBN:

On the Western Circuit

On the Western Circuit
Author: Thomas Hardy
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2020-12-08
Genre: Art
ISBN:

On the Western Circuit is a novella by Thomas Hardy. Edith is a rural girl who falls in love with an older man, in this romance where the mistakes of love life are tragically explored and bared naked.

Bloom's Period Studies Set

Bloom's Period Studies Set
Author: Harold Bloom
Publisher: Chelsea House Pub
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2005-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780791084885

A comprehensive view of the major literary movements in Western history An introduction by Harold Bloom and a selection of critical essays provides scholarly analysis on the major writers and works that defined each literary period Features a chronology of important cultural, literary, and political events that helped shape each literary period

The Mayor of Casterbridge

The Mayor of Casterbridge
Author: Thomas Hardy
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Total Pages: 516
Release: 1886
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780783803517

One of Hardy's most powerful novels, "The Mayor of Casterbridge" opens with a shocking and haunting scene: In a drunken rage, Michael Henchard sells his wife and daughter to a visiting sailor at a local fair. When they return to Casterbridge some nineteen years later, Henchard--having gained power and success as the mayor--finds he cannot erase the past or the guilt that consumes him. "The Mayor of Casterbridge" is a rich, psychological novel about a man whose own flaws combine with fate to cause his ruin. This Modern Library Paperback Classic reprints the authoritative 1912 Wessex edition, as well as Hardy's map of Wessex.

Thomas Hardy, Poet

Thomas Hardy, Poet
Author: Adrian Grafe
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2015-09-25
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0786495383

The poems of Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) are key to understanding 19th, 20th and even 21st century poetry. This collection of fresh essays sheds new light on Hardy's poems--some of which have received little critical attention--from a variety of thematic and analytical approaches, offering a detailed picture of how his works are currently being read. The contributors discuss why Hardy's poetic genius is less and less overshadowed by his career as a novelist and highlight his passionate attention to small details, his delight in "noticing things" and his "eye for...mysteries."

Jude the Obscure

Jude the Obscure
Author: Gary Adelman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1992
Genre: Authors, English
ISBN:

Written in an easy-to-read, accessible style by teachers with years of classroom experience, Masterwork Studies are guides to the literary works most frequently studied in high school. Presenting ideas that spark imaginations, these books help students to gain background knowledge on great literature useful for papers and exams. The goal of each study is to encourage creative thinking by presenting engaging information about each work and its author. This approach allows students to arrive at sound analyses of their own, based on in-depth studies of popular literature. Each volume: -- Illuminates themes and concepts of a classic text -- Uses clear, conversational language -- Is an accessible, manageable length from 140 to 170 pages -- Includes a chronology of the author's life and era -- Provides an overview of the historical context -- Offers a summary of its critical reception -- Lists primary and secondary sources and index