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Thomas Hardy

1. A Review of Thomas Hardy’s Life and His Literary Works, with an Emphasis on His Poetry and an Analysis of If It’s Ever Spring Again Mehdi Hassanian esfahani (GS22456) Modernism and Beyond (BBL5106) Mr. Rohimmi Noor March 2009

2. Introduction The following study introduces Thomas Hardy and investigates through his personal life in order to find a clue for better interpretation of his poetry. At the end I will discuss and analyze a poem as an example and will sum up about his poetry in the conclusion. Biog raphy of Tho mas Hardy Thomas Hardy (1840 – 1928) the naturalist author of Victorian era, was born in the village of Higher Bockhampton, near Dorset, England, the oldest of the four children (two boys and two girls) of Thomas and Jemima Hardy. His father was a stonemason and his mother was well-read who educated him until he started his school at age 8 and studied language and literature. Reaching 16, Hardy interrupted his formal education when he became apprenticed to John Hicks, a local architect who specialized in restoring old churches. After that, in 186

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Thomas Hardy

English novelist and poet (1840–1928)

For other uses, see Thomas Hardy (disambiguation).

Thomas Hardy (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Wordsworth.^[1] He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain such as those from his native South West England.

While Hardy wrote poetry throughout his life and regarded himself primarily as a poet, his first collection was not published until 1898. Initially, he gained fame as the author of novels such as Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891) and Jude the Obscure (1895). During his lifetime, Hardy's poetry was acclaimed by younger poets (particularly the Georgians) who viewed him as a mentor. After his death his poems were lauded by Ezra Pound, W. H. Auden and Philip Larkin.^[2]

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Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), novelist and poet, was born on 2 June 1840, in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset. The eldest child of Thomas Hardy and Jemima Hand, Hardy had three younger siblings: Mary, Henry, and Katharine. Hardy learned to read at a very young age, and developed a fascination with the services he regular attended at Stinsford church. He also grew to love the music that accompanied church ritual. His father had once been a member of the Stinsford church musicians - the group Hardy later memorialised in Under the Greenwood Tree - and taught him to play the violin, with the pair occasionally performing together at local dance parties.

Whilst attending the church services, Hardy developed a fascination for a skull which formed part of the Grey family monument. He memorised the accompanying inscription (containing the name 'Angel', which he would later use in his novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles) so intently that he was still able to recite it well into old age.

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