Jan 1, 2010

The Convergence of the Twain | The Convergence of the Twain

At a glance:

Author: Thomas Hardy
First Published: 1912
Type of Work: Lyric
Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
Subjects: 1910’s, Self-confidence, Accidents, Ships, Sea or seafaring life, Shipwrecks, Disasters, Vanity

The Poem

After the “unsinkable” steamship Titanic hit an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage from London to New York in 1912, Thomas Hardy wrote “The Convergence of the Twain” to be printed in the program of a charity performance given at the Royal Opera House to aid the victims. Exactly how comforting the bereaved found this ironic eleven-section work has not been recorded. For Hardy, the disaster was an occasion for reflecting on the relationships among humans, nature, and an impersonal supernatural force controlling or at least foreseeing events.

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The Convergence of the Twain | The Convergence of the Twain

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The Poem

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