Thomas Hardy

Broschiertes Buch

A Changed Man And Other Tales

Beschreibung

A changed man, and a few more tales, emerge with the quiet force of a social mirror held to Victorian England. This is not simply a late victorian fiction collection; it is an anthology of regional tales that travels from village lanes to the minds of its inhabitants, exposing heartache, humour and ambiguity in equal measure. Thomas Hardy's short stories are more than mood - they braid character, place and moral choice into compact, masterful pieces. In these pages, the rural social critique is sharpened by irony and compassion, offering pathways into how ordinary lives navigate duty, reputation and desire. For readers and scholars alike, the collection offers rich material for literary study use, inviting reflection on the Victorian countryside tales and the era's unsettled landscape of belief. Literary significance endures in the way Hardy's voices speak with clarity about social constraint, economic strain and the stubborn resilience of people who shape their own futures. The writing rewards repeated reading, with motifs that reward careful attention and memorable scenes that linger in the imagination. Casual readers will be drawn to its human scale and lucid storytelling, while collectors and scholars will appreciate the depth, texture and historical resonance. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. AChanged Man and Other Tales is a carefull curated window into victorian england setting, victorian countryside tales, and the enduring craft of hardy era fiction.

Autor

Thomas Hardy (1840 - 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, especially William Wordsworth. He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, though Hardy focused more on a declining rural society. While Hardy wrote poetry throughout his life and regarded himself primarily as a poet, his first collection was not published until 1898. Initially, therefore, he gained fame as the author of such novels 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. Many of his novels concern tragic characters struggling against their passions and social circumstances and they are often set in the semi-fictional region of Wessex; initially based on the medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom, Hardy's Wessex eventually came to include the counties of Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset, Devon, Hampshire and much of Berkshire, in southwest and south central England. He destroyed the manuscript of his first, unplaced novel, but -- encouraged by mentor and friend George Meredith -- tried again. His important work took place in an area of southern England he called Wessex, named after the English kingdom that existed before the Norman Conquest.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Alpha Editions
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 374g
• ISBN-13: 9789354848650
• ISBN-10: 9354848656
• Artikelnr.: 62413402