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Life's Little Ironies

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Buch | Softcover
208 Seiten
1996
Wordsworth Editions Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-85326-178-7 (ISBN)

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Life's Little Ironies - Thomas Hardy
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Contains tales that tenderly re-create a vanishing rural world and scrutinise the repressions of fin-de-siecle bourgeois life. This book contains tales and sketches that possess the wealth of description, the portrayal of the quaint lore of Wessex, the 'Chaucerian' humour and characterisation, the shrewd and critical psychology.
Introduction and Notes by Dr Claire Seymour, University of Kent at Canterbury.


The proverbial phrase 'life's little ironies' was coined by Hardy for his third volume of short stories. These tales and sketches possess all the power of his novels: the wealth of description, the realistic portrayal of the quaint lore of Wessex, the 'Chaucerian' humour and characterisation, the shrewd and critical psychology, the poignant estimate of human nature and the brooding sense of wonder at the essential mystery of life.


The tales which make up Life's Little Ironies tenderly re-create a rapidly vanishing rural world and scrutinise the repressions of fin-de-siecle bourgeois life. They share the many concerns of Hardy's last great novels, such as the failure of modern marriage and the insidious effects of social ambition on the family and community life. Ranging widely in length and complexity, they are unified by Hardy's quintessential irony, which embraces both the farcical and the tragic aspects of human existence.
Erscheint lt. Verlag 5.8.1996
Reihe/Serie Wordsworth Classics
Einführung Dr Claire Seymour
Mitarbeit Herausgeber (Serie): Dr Keith Carabine
Verlagsort Herts
Sprache englisch
Maße 129 x 198 mm
Gewicht 135 g
Themenwelt Literatur Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
Literatur Romane / Erzählungen
Literatur Zweisprachige Ausgaben Deutsch / Englisch
ISBN-10 1-85326-178-5 / 1853261785
ISBN-13 978-1-85326-178-7 / 9781853261787
Zustand Neuware
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