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DR CRISTINA PIVIDORI
2016
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy was an English novelist, short story writer,
and poet of the naturalist movement. The bulk of his work,
set mainly in the semi-fictional land of Wessex, delineates
CHARACTERS
STRUGGLING
AGAINST
THEIR
PASSIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES.
Hardys novels show the forces of nature outside and
inside individuals combining to shape human destiny.
Against a background of agricultural labour, with ancient
monuments such as old Roman amphitheatre reminding us
of the human past, he presents characters at the mercy of
their own passions or finding temporary salvation in the ageold rhythms of rural work or rural recreation.
20C Literature Dr Cristina Pividori 2016
The Norton Anthology of American Literature, 8th Edition | Copyright 2012 W.W. Norton & Company
Thomas Hardy
Men and women in Hardys fiction are not masters of their
fates; they are at the mercy of the indifferent forces that
manipulate their behaviour and their relations with others,
but they can achieve dignity through endurance, heroism, or
strength of character.
Some major novels by Thomas Hardy:
Far from the Madding Crowd (1874)
The Return of the Native (1878)
Jude the Obscure (1895)
20C Literature Dr Cristina Pividori 2016
The Norton Anthology of American Literature, 8th Edition | Copyright 2012 W.W. Norton & Company
The Norton Anthology of American Literature, 8th Edition | Copyright 2012 W.W. Norton & Company
The Norton Anthology of American Literature, 8th Edition | Copyright 2012 W.W. Norton & Company
The Norton Anthology of American Literature, 8th Edition | Copyright 2012 W.W. Norton & Company
The Norton Anthology of American Literature, 8th Edition | Copyright 2012 W.W. Norton & Company
The Norton Anthology of American Literature, 8th Edition | Copyright 2012 W.W. Norton & Company
The Norton Anthology of American Literature, 8th Edition | Copyright 2012 W.W. Norton & Company
The Norton Anthology of American Literature, 8th Edition | Copyright 2012 W.W. Norton & Company
The Norton Anthology of American Literature, 8th Edition | Copyright 2012 W.W. Norton & Company
Florence first met Thomas Hardy in 1905 aged 26. She became his passionate friend
and helper, and eventually stopped teaching in 1908 - both to assist Hardy and begin her
writing career.
In 1912, Hardy's wife Emma died, and she moved into Max Gate in 1913. In 1914 they
married at St Andrew's Church, Enfield, despite the 39 year age difference.
The Norton Anthology of American Literature, 8th Edition | Copyright 2012 W.W. Norton & Company