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Despite thinking of himself as a poet and abandoning prose fiction later in his career, Thomas Hardy is considered one of the crucial novelists of the last three decades of the 19th century. This volume concerns several of his best novels, including Far from the Madding Crowd, The Return of the Native, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, and Jude the Obscure. Critical analysis is offered by numerous authorities on the subject. This series is edited by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University; Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Professor of English, New York University Graduate School; preeminent literary critic of our time. Titles include detailed plot summaries of the novel, extracts from scholarly critical essays on the novels, a complete bibliography of the writer's novels, and more.
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A collection of critical essays on Hardy, his novels, and poems with a chronology of events in the author's life.
Thomas Hardy FROM THE PUBLISHER
These research and study guides are the perfect introduction to critical analysis of the most popular novelists today. Each book covers two to four novels, offering a variety of viewpoints by different critics on the important aspects of each work. The series is edited by Yale University professor and leading literary critic Harold Bloom, who provides additional analysis of the texts. Each volume also contains a biography of the author, a summary of each novel, a listing of additional critical works about the novels, a complete bibliography of the author's work, and an index of important themes and ideas, making Bloom's Major Novelists an important reference for students, as well as a learning tool for all readers of literature. Bloom's Major Novelists is a definitive guide for independent study and a single source for footnoting essays and research papers.
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