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HARDY, THOMAS

HARDY, THOMAS
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(1840 - 1928) English novelist and poet. —9th ACC Volume 3 Approved Glossary
HARDY, THOMAS
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(1840@1928) English novelist and poet, author of over ten novels and seven volumes of poetry. His view of life was one in which he saw man as subject to forces he could neither understand nor control. You could fill your whole university through courses of "The Work of Thomas Hardy." - A Summary of Study (4 Aug. 64) (1840--1928) English novelist and poet who was one of the most widely read writers during the reign of Queen Victoria in England (1837~--1901). In most of his writings he portrayed men as helpless victims of power or fate, which he viewed as an indifferent and unconscious force that does not distinguish between good and evil. Hardy believed the results of fate's impulses are almost always disastrous, considered that human life was inevitably tragic and criticized the optimism of the age in which he lived. You could fill your whole university through courses of The Work of Thomas Hardy. -A Summary of Study (4 Aug. 64) (1840 - 1928) English novelist and poet.(1840 - 1928) English novelist and poet, author of over ten novels and seven volumes of poetry. His view of life was one in which he saw man as subject to forces he could neither understand nor control.(1840-1928) English novelist and poet and one of the most widely read Victorian authors. His stories were published in serial form with each melodramatic installment ending in such a way as to sustain the reader's interest until the next episode appeared. His works portray man as a helpless victim of power or fate, which Hardy viewed as an indifferent and unconscious force that does not distinguish between good and evil. He considered that human life was inevitably tragic and he criticized the optimism of the age in which he lived.(1840@1928) English novelist and poet, author of over ten novels and seven volumes of poetry. His view of life was one in which he saw man as subject to forces he could neither understand nor control. You could fill your whole university through courses of the work of Thomas Hardy. - A Summary of Study (4 Aug. 64)