Later Years of Thomas Hardy, 1892-1928

Klappentext The second volume (1930) of a fascinating account of Hardy's life! compiled by him in collaboration with his second wife. Zusammenfassung Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) worked with his second wife, Florence, on this account of his life, which was published soon after he died. It offers fascinating insights into his complex, enigmatic character. This, the second volume, appeared in 1930 and includes the publication and reception of Jude the Obscure (1895). Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Tess, Jude, and the End of Prose: 1. The reception of the book, 1892; 2. Visits and intermittent writing, 1893; 3. Another novel finished, mutilated, and restored, 1894-5; 4. More on Jude, and issue of The Well-Beloved, 1896-7; Part II. Verse, to the End of The Dynasts: 5. Collecting old poems and making new, 1897-8; 6. Wessex Poems and others, 1899-1900; 7. Poems of the Past and Present, and others, 1901-3; 8. Part first of The Dynasts, 1904-5; 9. The remainder of The Dynasts, 1906-8; Part III. Time's Laughingstocks, Satires of Circumstance, and Moments of Vision: 10. Deaths of Swinburne and Meredith, 1908-9; 11. The freedom of the borough, 1910; 12. Bereavement, 1911-12; 13. Revisitings, second marriage, and war writings, 1913-14; 14. War efforts, deaths of relatives, and Moments of Vision, 1915-17; Part IV. Life's Decline: 15. Reflections on poetry, 1918; 16. Poetical questions: and Mellstock club-room, 1918-19; 17. The Dynasts at Oxford; hon. degree; a deputation; a controversy, 1920; 18. Some farewells, 1921-5; 19. The last scene; Appendix; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Florence Emily Hardy
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 29.09.2011
• EAN: 9781108033824
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03382-4
• Pagine: 330
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form