hardy and his readers

Nemesvari, Richard

doi:10.1057/9780230519930_3

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“…Regarding Hardy's Wessex, Richard Nemesvari (2004) emphasizes that "Hardy's eventual position as the grand old man of English literature generated a powerful sense of nostalgia for the agrarian, pre-industrial world of Wessex that was increasingly seen as the focus of his writings; and, as that world retreated even further into the past, its attraction increased" [10, p. 41]. As mentioned by Nemesvari, Hardy's "pre-industrial world of Wessex" is a return to past and that shows Hardy's disapproval and criticism of society and industry which awfully changed the face of nature.By creating Wessex, Hardy takes shelter in the bosom of nature and rural countries.…”

Section: Hardy's Wessex and Ecological Consciousnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Ecocritical Reading of Thomas Hardy’s <i>Far from the Madding Crowd</i>

Heidari

2016

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Abstract.This article aims to analyze Thomas Hardy's novel, Far from the Madding Crowd, from the perspective of ecocriticism and study where Hardy's ecological consciousness originates from and how it is represented and interwoven in the characters, setting and plot of the novel. It also focuses on such questions as how Gabriel Oak can be the voice of harmony in nature and what does the portrayal of this character tell us about today's ecological crises? Ecocriticism, a newly found theoretical framework, explores the ways in which how the environment is illustrated in literature and, by so doing, examines and proposes possible solutions concerning our contemporary environmental situation. In an era where a long-established rustic order is giving way to the giants of technology and industrial capitalism, there remains no more appealing vision than that of England's pastoral and green land. In his Wessex, a part real and a part dream country which is the setting for most of his works, Hardy vividly and skillfully describes his vision and longs for the rustic nature of England. He lays stress to the intrinsic values of nature where men establish a harmonious relationship with their environments.

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Section: Hardy's Wessex and Ecological Consciousnessmentioning

confidence: 99%