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). However‚ since the 1950s Hardy has been recognized as a major poet‚ and had a significant influence on The Movement poets of the 1950s and 1960s‚ including Phillip Larkin
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UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA SYLLABI FOR THREE-YEAR B.A. HONOURS & GENERAL COURSES OF STUDIES ENGLISH 2010 1 W.E.F. 2010-2011 SYLLABI FOR THREE-YEAR B.A( HONOURS & GENERAL) COURSES OF STUDIES IN ENGLISH‚2010 HONOURS Word-limit for the answers for the honours papers Full marks of the questions → 16 7 12 8 14 4 9 5 18 10 15 35 20 Word-limit of the answers → 600 250 450 300 500 150 350 200 700 400 550 1000
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preoccupied with his first wife ’s death and tried to overcome his remorse by writing poetry. Novels His first collection was published until 1898‚ and he gained fame as the author of novels‚ including Far from the Madding Crowd (1874)‚ The Mayor of Casterbridge(1886)‚ Tess of the d ’Urbervilles (1891)‚ and Jude the Obscure (1895). Most of his fictional works – initially published as serials in magazines – were set in the semi-fictional region of Wessex. He based on the medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom
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West Windsor-Plainsboro High School Language Arts I Honors Summer Reading Assignment 2013 The purpose of summer reading is to foster a lifelong love of literature in our students and to advance their literacy skills. We believe that students who read during the summer months improve their academic performance and expand their understanding of issues important in their community and the 21st century world. Discussions among administrators‚ teachers‚ students‚ and parents as well as consideration
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At Castle Boterel by Thomas Hardy The poem was written in March 1913 when Hardy visited Cornwall after the death of his wife Emma Lavinia Gifford. The fictional name of the poem came from Boscastle‚ a mile from where Emma lived when she first met Hardy. It recalls a small incident during a journey he had together with Emma on a road near Boscastle forty years earlier. The fact that the poem is set in Cornwall means that it immediately stands out from the bulk of Hardy’s work which was set in
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After discussing the various reasons which have made the novel the most popular literary form today‚ let us consider the main characteristics of the modern novel. In the first place‚ we can say that it is realistic as opposed toidealistic. The ‘realistic’ writer is one who thinks that truth to observed facts—facts about the outer world‚ or facts about his own feelings—is the great thing‚ while the ‘idealistic’ writer wants rather to create a pleasant and edifying picture. The modern novelist is ‘realistic’
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Biography of Thomas hardy Thomas Hardy was an English novelist and poet who set much of his work in Wessex‚ his name for the counties of southwestern England. He initially pursued architecture‚ his father’s work‚ but after finding success in his novel Far from the Madding Crowd(1874)‚ he gave it up and wrote with abandon. His works ultimately question the Victorian status quo and asks what else would make more sense. Thomas Hardy’s life can be divided into three phases. The first phase (1840-1870)
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uses tragic circumstances to enhance the Wessex countryside and its inhabitants. By doing so he not only develops his story‚ but attains a certain grandeur for his novel. His first attempts at tragedy were The Return of the Native and The Mayor of Casterbridge‚ but Tess of the d’Urbervilles is the culmination of his efforts. In this work‚ Hardy projects ancient drama into modern novel form. To accomplish this‚ he models his book after Aristotle’s formula for tragedy‚ although he focuses on a young
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Advanced Placement Literature and Composition Outside Reading Books (ORBs) & Summer Reading Instructions- 2010-2011 Patrice Norris- Instructor Email: elwyn.norris@mnps.org READ THIS HANDOUT VERY CAREFULLY BECAUSE THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE QUITE SPECIFIC Part I. All AP Literature students are required to read How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster. You will refer to this book throughout the year. The book is very entertaining and very informative as an introduction to
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AP English Language and Composition Reading List GENERAL NONFICTION Ambrose‚ Stephen. Undaunted Courage. Follows the Lewis and Clark expedition from Thomas Jefferson‘s hope of finding a waterway to the Pacific‚ through the heart- stopping moments of the actual trip‚ to Lewis‘s lonely demise on the Natchez Trace. For readers who love detailed history. Barry‚ John M. The Great Influenza. A detailed description of the scourge of the "Spanish flu" of 1918 with interesting elements of the practice
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