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  • © 1997

Thomas Hardy

Selected Poetry and Non-Fictional Prose

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  1. Peter Widdowson
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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxvi
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  2. A Selection of Hardy’s Poems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The History of an Hour

      • Peter Widdowson
      Pages 2-2

    3. The Familiar Hardy

      • Peter Widdowson
      Pages 3-88

    4. The Less Familiar Hardy

      • Peter Widdowson
      Pages 89-185

    5. Recasting Hardy the Poet: A Critical Commentary

      • Peter Widdowson
      Pages 186-217

  3. Literary and Social Comment: A Selection of Hardy’s Non-Fictional Prose

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 219-219
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  4. Back Matter

    Pages 289-438
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About this book

Peter Widdowson's major new selection of Hardy's poetry offers the student a challenging assessment of his poetic achievement by juxtaposing Hardy's best known poems with some of his least known. In addition to the 184 poems and the selection of Hardy's prose writings (never before so fully annotated), Widdowson includes a lively introduction on Hardy's life and work, a critical essay re-assessing his place in literary history, and extensive explanatory notes on each poem and essay. The volume revitalises our understanding and enjoyment of a most enduringly popular poet and is set to prove a definitive student edition.
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About the authors

PETER WIDDOWSON was one time Professor of English Literature at the University of Gloucestershire, UK.
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