Thomas Hardy's Studies, Specimens &C. Notebook

ISBN-13: 9780198117575 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 192 str.

Thomas Hardy; Pamela Dalziel; Michael Millgate

Opis

Thomas Hardy's "Studies, Specimens &c." notebook, dating from the mid-1860s, preserves unique evidence of the studies of other writers and the self-assigned exercises in vocabulary-building and poetic techniques by which he so deliberately sought to make himself into a poet at the very beginning of his literary career. This edition presents the manuscript in quasi-facsimile, with full annotation of Hardy's sources, allusions, and intentions, as far as they can be interpreted.

Recenzje

a welcome addition to the growing collection of published Hardy notebooks, and will be an essential tool for anyone trying to assess the nature of Hardy's early self-education ... A well-organized index and the clearly keyed annotations, which allow the reader to search for particular authors and identify quotations easily, help contribute to the overall effectiveness of this new edition.