Analysis of Nobody Comes by Thomas Hardy
Background This poem was written soon after Florence Hardy fell ill with a cancerous lump in her throat. She was operated upon for it in London. This poem was inspired….
Background This poem was written soon after Florence Hardy fell ill with a cancerous lump in her throat. She was operated upon for it in London. This poem was inspired….
Analysis of ‘In time of “The Breaking of Nations”’ by Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy, a prominent English poet and novelist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is known….
Background Hardy discovered his poetic genius after the death of his estranged wife, Emma. The feelings of remorse and guilt led him to pen some of his finest poems in….
Background This is one of the elegiac poems written after the death of Hardy’s estranged wife, Emma. Though for several years they did not speak to each other even while….
Background Emma Hardy died on the morning of 27th November, 1921. Her passing seems to have taken Hardy by surprise. Though they lived in the same house, they had been….
Analysis of ‘The Convergence of the Twain’ by Thomas Hardy Background Analysis of ‘The Convergence of the Twain’ by Thomas Hardy -This poem was read first at a concert planned….
Analysis of ‘Drummer Hodge’ by Thomas Hardy Background Analysis of ‘Drummer Hodge’ by Thomas Hardy – Thomas Hardy wrote several war poems. This one is about a country lad who….
Analysis of Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy Background Analysis of Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy – Many poets have written about the end of the year, sometimes with hope, sometimes….
Analysis of ‘During Wind and Rain’ by Thomas Hardy Background Analysis of ‘During Wind and Rain’ by Thomas Hardy – Much of Hardy’s poetry is connected with his wife Emma’s….
Analysis of ‘I Look into My Glass’ by Thomas Hardy Background Analysis of ‘I Look into My Glass’ by Thomas Hardy – Thomas Hardy was only 57 when he wrote….
Background Hardy considered himself primarily a poet. But he delayed writing poetry until his novels, which were a huge success, had brought him financial stability. This poem is one of….
The Author Thomas Hardy was born in rural England where he spent his early life training as an architect. His family did not have much money and this made him….
Background Like most of Hardy’s poems, this one is melancholy in tone. It portrays a love that has ended or is soon to end. Hardy was never completely successful in….
Background Thomas Hardy is best known as a novelist and this fame has long overshadowed his reputation as a poet. Most of his poems are “movingly mournful” as they were….
Analysis of ‘The Pine Planters’ by Thomas Hardy Background Analysis of ‘The Pine Planters’ by Thomas Hardy – This poem was written by Thomas Hardy to be read in conjunction….