Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. While his works typically belong to the Naturalism movement, several poems display elements of the previous Romantic and Enlightenment periods of literature, such as his fascination with the supernatural. While he regarded himself primarily as a poet who composed novels mainly for financial gain, he became and continues to be widely regarded for his novels, such as... More

Date of birth:

  • Jun 2, 1840

Date of death:

  • Jan 11, 1928 (age 87 years)

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Also known as:

  • Thomas Masterson Hardy
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KWType:

  • Person

Assessment:

  • The continuing popularity of Hardy's novels owes much to their nostalgic evocation of a vanished rural world.

Category:

  • literature

Disciplines:

  • writer
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