Jan 2, 2010

The Poetry of Hardy | The Poetry of Hardy

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Author: Thomas Hardy
First Published: 1898
Genres: Poetry
Subjects: Twentieth century, Authors or writers, Nineteenth century, Literature, Poetry or poets, England or English people, Victorian era or Victorianism

Critical Evaluation:

It is frequently said of Thomas Hardy that he turned to the writing of poetry as a result of his anger and disappointment at the shortsighted and discouraging critical response to his last novel, Jude the Obscure, which appeared in 1895. The truth of the matter appears to be that he had always preferred writing poetry to writing novels, and that he had written poetry before he presented himself to the reading public as a novelist and short story writer. He returned to his first love and decided to publish his poems only after he had established for...

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The Poetry of Hardy | The Poetry of Hardy

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