244 Pages
by Routledge

244 Pages
by Routledge

244 Pages
by Routledge

Thomas Hardy was the foremost novelist of his time, as well as an established poet. Author of Jude the Obscure and Far from the Madding Crowd , Hardy reflected in his works the dynamics of social, intellectual and aesthetic change in nineteenth-century England. This guide provides students with a lucid introduction to Hardy's life and works and the basis for a sound comprehension of his... Read more
Series Editor's Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations and Referencing Introduction Part 1: Life and Contexts  Part 2: Work  Part 3: Criticism Chronology  Bibliography.  Index

Biography

Geoffrey Harvey is the author of The Romantic Tradition in Modern English Poetry (1986). He is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Reading.