Title: Hardy
Subtitle: a collection of critical essays.
First published: 1963
Description: In an era of often uncritical optimism, Hardy looked upon mankind with dark brooding wisdom. He dared to speak of sexual conflict of man's self-destructiveness, of grotesque mischance. Today his skepticism, his narrative inventiveness, and hostility to realism, and his psychological insight make him a congenial even contemporary voice.
Subjects: English Pastoral literature, Pastoral literature, English, Country life in literature, History and criticism, Criticism and interpretation
People: Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)