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Mar 8, 2016 · Dr Oliver Tearle selects some of the best Thomas Hardy poems. Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) is acclaimed worldwide as one of the best Victorian novelists, but his poetry is often eclipsed by his achievement in the realm of fiction.
Poems by Thomas Hardy. Here you can download copies of all of Hardy's 947 poems. Some of Hardy's best known poetry: Thomas Hardy poem repository. 069 Rome Building A New Street..
From 1898 until his death in 1928 Hardy published eight volumes of poetry; about one thousand poems were published in his lifetime. Moreover, between 1903 and 1908 Hardy published The Dynasts— a huge poetic drama in 3 parts, 19 acts, and 130 scenes.
Thomas Hardy was a Victorian novelist and poet whose works continue to captivate readers with their exploration of fate, love, and the human condition. Set against the backdrop of rural England, particularly his fictional region of Wessex, Hardy's novels offer a realistic and often pessimistic view of life. His characters grapple with societal ...
Thomas Hardy is remembered today for novels such as Jude the Obscure and Tess of the d'Urbervilles. But, there is a wealth of content to explore in his masterful poetry.
And There Was a Great Calm. By Thomas Hardy. (On the Signing of the Armistice, 11 Nov. 1918) I. There had been years of Passion—scorching, cold, And much Despair, and Anger heaving high, Care whitely watching, Sorrows manifold, Among the young, among the weak and old, And the pensive Spirit of Pity whispered, “Why?”.
After her death, Hardy wrote an intense series of poems remembering the happiness of the early days and expressing his loss, grief and remorse. There is no better expression of the commonplace human paradox that we only really appreciate someone when we have lost them.
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