Selected Short Stories (Wordsworth Classics) (Wordsworth Collection)
de: Thomas Hardy
Publicat de: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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This Wordsworth Edition includes an exclusive Introduction and Notes by Dr Claire Seymour, University of Kent at Canterbury.
The proverbial phrase 'life's little ironies' was coined by Hardy for his third volume of short stories. These tales and sketches possess all the power of his novels: the wealth of description, the realistic portrayal of the quaint lore of Wessex, the 'Chaucerian' humour and characterisation, the shrewd and critical psychology, the poignant estimate of human nature and the brooding sense of wonder at the essential mystery of life.
The tales which make up Life's Little Ironies tenderly re-create a rapidly vanishing rural world and scrutinise the repressions of fin-de-siecle bourgeois life. They share the many concerns of Hardy's last great novels, such as the failure of modern marriage and the insidious effects of social ambition on the family and community life. Ranging widely in length and complexity, they are unified by Hardy's quintessential irony, which embraces both the farcical and the tragic aspects of human existence.
General | |
Anul | 1996 |
Autor | Thomas Hardy |
Categorii | Carti in Limbi Straine, Fiction, General & Literary Fiction, Fiction: Special Features, Classic fiction, Short stories, Carti in Limba Engleza, Carti |
Cod de bare | 9781853261787 |
Colectie | Wordsworth Classics |
Dimensiuni | H: 19.3cm | l: 12.5cm, 126 x 196 |
Editura | Wordsworth Editions Ltd, Wordsworth, Editura Wordsworth Editions |
ISBN | 9781853261787 |
Limba | Engleza |
Pagini | 208 |
Format | Softcover, Brosata |
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Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) a fost un autor, poet și dramaturg englez din secolul al XIX-lea, care a devenit cunoscut pentru romanele sale realiste, luminoase și întunecate, inclusiv "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" (1891) și "The Return of the Native" (1878).
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