Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy (Book Analysis) E-Book

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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy, which follows the unconventional, headstrong Bathsheba Everdene as she carves a place for herself in the masculine world of agriculture and fends of the attentions of two suitors, before marrying the unprincipled Sergeant Troy. However, this decision leads to nothing but heartbreak, both for the men she has rejected and, eventually, for Bathsheba herself when Troy’s dishonest machinations come to light. Far from the Madding Crowd is the first of Hardy’s novels set in Wessex; later works set in this vividly rendered fictional country include The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the d’Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure.

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THOMAS HARDY

ENGLISH NOVELIST AND POET

Born in Dorset, England in 1840.Died in Dorset in 1928.Notable works:The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), novelTess of the D’Urbervilles (1891), novelJude the Obscure (1895), novel

Thomas Hardy was a prolific Victorian novelist and poet. He was born in Dorset and grew up on its heathland. This rural upbringing provided the inspiration for the fictional region of Wessex, the setting of his novels, which detail the lives of its inhabitants. Hardy originally trained as an architect, an experience explored in his partly autobiographical final novel Jude the Obscure. On becoming a writer, Hardy started with poetry before turning to novel writing. His exploration of human relations and sexuality was considered highly controversial as it challenged Victorian ideas of morality. The critical condemnation of his novels heralded Hardy’s return to poetry with the collection Wessex Poems in 1898. However, Hardy is primarily remembered for his novels, which explore societal issues of class, marriage and sexuality that remain relevant today. Hardy’s writing is considered to be ahead of its time, and it spans the transition between the late Victorian and Modernist periods.

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD

A WESSEX ROMANCE

Genre: novelReference edition: Hardy, T. (1993) Far from the Madding Crowd. Hertfordshire: Wordsworth Classics.1stedition: 1874Themes: love, marriage, nature, the past, gender, class, agriculture, Victorian morality

Far from the Madding Crowd was first serialised (a common Victorian practice) in 1874 in The Cornhill Magazine