Wessex Poems
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writer Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy, OM was an English novelist and poet. While his works typically belong to the Naturalism movement, several poems display elements of the previous Romantic and Enlightenment periods of literature, such as his fascination with the supernatural.While he regarded himself primarily as a...
, often referred to as simply Wessex Poems. It was first published in 1898 by New York: Harper, ISBN 1-58734-021-6.
Notable poems from the collection include "Hap" and "Neutral Tones
Neutral tones
"Neutral Tones" is a poem written by Thomas Hardy in 1867. Forming part of his 1898 collection Wessex Poems and Other Verses, it is the most widely praised of his early poems...
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External links
- The complete Wessex Poems and Other Verses