Thomas Hardy

At any given moment his mind would buzz with alert – wave its hands urgently and point fingers at something he should devote his attention to and, at the same time, his insides would try to find a secret passage to break loose; ascend from the staircase of his ribcage; shapeshift to the form of the bitter taste of truth - perpetuated on his tongue, but only making it as far as mere goosebumps. Thus, when he first laid eyes on you, all the sirens rooted within his walls exploded glowing fireflies…

“Neutral Tones” is a poem of failed love written by Thomas Hardy during the year of 1867. It expresses the bitter end of a relationship and the deep rooted feeling of regret. The poem is believed to be written about a woman by the name of Eliza Nicholls, who Hardy met during his first visit to London in 1863 (Bloom 37). “Neutral Tones” includes Hardy’s predictable references to God, gloom, and distaste for a relationship. In the poem, the speaker reminisces about standing next to a pond on a…

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) ,the great Evolutionary Meliorist and the Progenitor of the world of Wessex preserves a remarkable place among the authors of Victorian Era. His philosophical outlook towards life along with skilful projection of the harsh oddities of life in his novels creates a pessimistic impression regarding him in the mind of his readers. He, no doubt, painted the dark side of life but it was also the reflection of the gloomy age he belonged to. This article intend to focuses upon…

Nature of the native is written by Thomas Hardy who is a writer of nature and reality. He plots the story in an elaborately described landscape. His interest in nature scenes shows that he has spent his childhood close to nature. His closeness to nature makes him able to write on it. In the novel ''Return of The Native'' Hardy described a nature as Edgon Heath which is an antagonist to human beings. Heath is a character that influences other characters. It also has control on the lives of people…

Thomas Hardy is one of the most renowned poets and novelists in English literature history. Hardy’s career spanned through the Victoriana and the Modern Eras. During his eight-eight years of life he lived through many upheavals, such as World War One. He was often criticized for his work because of its existentially bleak outlook and sexual themes. Hardy wrote fourteen novels and several poems through the course of twenty-six years. Hardy’s great novels, included Tess of the D’Ubervilles…

The short story “A Mere interlude” written by Thomas Hardy makes effective use of narrative voice to reveal the intentions of Hardy in crafting such a story. The irony of the title, as what was supposed to be “A Mere Interlude”, Baptista’s short and tragic marriage to her ex-lover Charles Stow, eventually takes form as a major turning point in her life. It subjects her to much emotional turmoil and eventually leads her back to the one thing she hoped to escape from through her marriage to…

Neutral Tones Analysis The poem ‘Neutral Tones’ by Thomas Hardy is a dark, solemn poem, reflecting on the termination of a relationship that he had in the late 1860s. It has a very melancholic note and in the duration of the poem, he shows the sadness and emotions in the narrator. The poem was published in 1898, however at the bottom of the poem he marked it as being written in 1867, perhaps he did not want it to be published then, before he met Eliza Nickels. It has a rhyme pattern of ABBA as…

WAR POETRY “War doesn’t determine who is right, it determines who is left”. These are the words of the Welsh intellectual Bertrand Russel. It is approximated 123 million people fell victim to death during the wars in 20th Century. Firstly, what is war? The Oxford Dictionary has two definitions of war, the first definition refers to war as “A state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country”. The other definition refers to war as “A state of competition or…

Tess Essay In the novel Tess of the D’Urbervilles written by Thomas Hardy, Thomas Hardy challenges the ideas that the Victorians had. He does this through themes and the three main characters, Tess,Alec and Angel. The two main themes that challenge the Victorian ways is the idea of the perfect woman and social criticism and the main characters that challenge the ways of Victorian ways is Tess, Angel and Alec. The perfect idea of a woman was that they do what men want them to do, stay at home…

Whilst individual experiences of landscapes are diverse, there are often representations of archetypal figures that relate to all. These figures, crafted articulately through composer manipulation, profoundly impact one’s relationship with their landscape, shaping their identity and perspectives. Established almost immediately, Toibin characterises the imperious Miss Kelly as a power-driven matriarch produced by her stagnant surroundings. Through an economic use of dialogue, particularly in,…