Pite, Ralph
Thomas Hardy: The Guarded - Life
- ISBN 13:
- 9781509837687
- author:
- Pite, Ralph
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Picador
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 562
- Dimensions:
- 23.4 x 15.6 x 3.2 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Biographies & True Stories
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Thomas Hardy: A Life of Contrasts This biography explores the complexities of Thomas Hardy's life, revealing the personal and emotional life of a public figure who has remained largely obscure. Ralph Pite delves into Hardy's relationships with women, friends and mentors, as well as the social, family and work pressures he experienced. Through new critical techniques and perspectives, Pite sheds light on the contradictions in Hardy's life, including his attachment to the Dorsetshire landscape. The result is a nuanced portrait of a man who cultivated aristocratic friendships, spent time in London, and wrote some of the most popular novels of the Victorian period. Pite's skill lies in balancing the larger sweep of Hardy's life with a focus on the details that reveal the human side of his subject.
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