Bibliograph

Selected poems, Thomas Hardy ; edited with an introduction and notes by Robert Mezey

Type

Label

Selected poems, Thomas Hardy ; edited with an introduction and notes by Robert Mezey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Selected poems

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

21288456

Responsibility statement

Thomas Hardy ; edited with an introduction and notes by Robert Mezey

Series statement

Penguin classics

Summary

After the hostile reception of Jude the Obscure in 1896, Thomas Hardy devoted the last thirty years of his life to poetry. This generous selection of poems displays the wide variety of his metrical styles and stanza forms, as well as the philosophical scope of his work

Table Of Contents

From Wessex poems and other verses -- From Poems of the past and the present -- From Time's laughingstocks and other verses -- From Satires of circumstance, lyrics and reveries -- From Moments of vision and miscellaneous verses -- From Late lyrics and earlier -- From Human shows, far phantasies, songs and trifles -- From Winter words in various moods and metres

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor