
'Hardy: Poems' by Thomas Hardy, edited by Peter Washington, is a collection of poems that some readers feel is incomplete and lacks some of Hardy's most well-known and admired works. The opinions suggest that Thomas Hardy, known for his controversial novels like Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure, preferred to call himself a poet in his lifetime. is described as containing moderately short poems that resonate with the same tragic sense of life found in Hardy's novels, focusing on themes of societal views on women, historical projects, and landscape descriptions.
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Content warnings include themes of societal oppression, tragedy, and human suffering.
Has Romance?
There is a medium presence of romance, often seen through tragic lenses.
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The Everyman's Library Pocket Poets hardcover series is popular for its compact size and reasonable price which does not compromise content. Poems: Hardy contains poems from Moments of Vision, Satires of Circumstance, Veteris Vestigia Flammae, Heredity, Short Stories, Afterwards, and an index of first lines.
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In his astute observations of human foibles, Thomas Hardy never disappoints the reader. Like his novels, his poems depict aspects of the human experience, both sweet and bitter. He does not shirk from painting a portrait of human suffering but allows the reader to mull over his character's misfortunes. Hopes and disappointments about; social and political satire take place side by side. Hardy's poems are poignant, with story telling at its best, however, odes to the beauty of nature also feature in his lyrical verse, so you will be yearning for more after reading this collection!
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