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1、ThomasHardy(1840-1928)Ifaskedtostatehisprofession,withouthesitationHardywouldhavedeclaredhimselfapoetratherthananovelist.Hebegantowritepoetryinthelate1850s,inhisearlyteens,andcontinueduntilhisdeathattheageofeighty-seven.Whoishim?“我觉得读他一册书比受大学教育四年都要好”——徐志摩thelastVicto
2、rianFatalismandpessimismbestknownforhisextraordinaryskillinmasteringthenarrativeform,theportrayalofcharactersandthepsychologicalanalysishadgreatinfluencetothelaterwriters.atransitionalfigurebetweentheVictorianAgeandthe20thcentury;LifeexperienceBorninJune2,1840inHighe
3、rBockhamptoninthiscottage.HisfatherThomas:astonemasonandlocalbuilder.HismotherJemima:well-readandeducatedThomasuntilhewenttoschool.Hewasasicklychildwasnotabletoattendschoolatayoungage.22yearsold,HardymovedtoLondonbecomeanarchitect,&startedtowritepoems,whichidealizedt
4、herurallife.Hardy’sworkasanarchitectprizesfrom theRoyalInstituteofBritishArchitects&theArchitecturalAssociation.FromarchitecttonovelistHardywrotepoetryoriginally,heeventuallyadoptednovel-writingforfinancialreasons.FromnovelstopoemsJudetheObscure,alongwithvariousofHar
5、dy’sothernovelsincludingTessoftheD’Urbervillesweremetwithgreathostilityfromcriticsandreaders.DisgustedbytherestraintsofVictorianconventions,Hardydecidedtowritenomorenovels.Subsequentlyhewrotepoetryinstead,aswashistoppriorityHardy’sFirstWifeEmmaGifford:awomanofhighsoc
6、ialstatus.ShehadaveryinterestingpersonalityandwasalwaysrememberbyvisitorstotheHardyhousehold.Shediedin1912.ThomasandEmmaHardyresidedatMaxGatefrom1884onward.DesighedbyHardyhimselfSecondwife—Hardy’snurse,companionandfan.In1914,HardymarriedhissecretaryFlorenceEmilyDugda
7、le,whowas39yearshisjunior.DuetoFlorence’scare,Hardycouldremainhealthyandcontinuehiswritingcareer.ThomasHardy'sHome,DorchesterHardy’sHouseDorchesterHardy’sStatue14ThomasHardy’sStudyIn1928,thislastimportantnovelistandpoetofthe19thcenturydied.ItwasHardy'swishthathebebur
8、iedatStinsford.However,afterhisdeath,theauthoritiesatWestminsterAbbeysuggestedhebeburiedin'Poets'Corner'.Facedwiththisdilemmahiswif
