The Return of the Native (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas Hardy
- First Published: 1878
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Tragedy
- Time of Work: Mid-nineteenth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Domestic realism
- Subjects: Love or romance, Nature, Nineteenth century, Rural or country life, England or English people, Human behavior, Fate or fatalism
- Locales: Wessex, England, Egdon Heath, England
Places Discussed
Wessex. Imaginary English region that was the setting for Hardy’s major fiction. Born in Dorsetshire, one of five counties in southern England, Hardy re-created this region in his novels as “Wessex.” This unsophisticated rural area is never entirely absent in his fiction or poetry. Late in his life, Hardy returned to Dorset and a new home for himself and his wife.
Egdon Heath. Gloomy wasteland in southern England. Against this majestic but solemn, brooding background a small group of people work out their tragic drama in the impersonal presence of...
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