英国文学13-Hardy.pptVIP

Thomas Hardy 1. Hardy’s life and and literary career He was a son of a mason. At 16, he was apprenticed to a local architect. During his spare time, he studies widely: language, literature, history, philosophy and art. After his failure in writing poetry, he began to write novels. His Major Works Themes He produce over ten local-colored novels, such as Under the Greenwood Tree《绿林荫下》 The Return of the Native《还乡》 Far from the Madding Crowd《远离尘嚣》 The Mayor of Casterbridge 《卡斯特桥市长》 Tess of the D’Urbervilles《德伯家的苔丝》 and Jude the Obscure《无名的裘德》 (the last two being the most famous) After he was ti