| Under the Greenwood Tree, Or, the Mellstock Quire Revised Edition Contributor(s): Hardy, Thomas (Author), Seymour, Claire (Introduction by), Seymour, Claire (Notes by) |
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ISBN: 1853262277 ISBN-13: 9781853262272 Publisher: Wordsworth Editions OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Wordsworth Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 5.08" W x 7.81" (0.22 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Claire Seymour, University of Kent at Canterbury. Under the Greenwood Tree is Hardy's most bright, confident and optimistic novel. This delightful portrayal of a picturesque rural society, tinged with gentle humour and quiet irony, established Hardy as a writer. However, the novel is not merely a charming rural idyll. The double-plot, in which the love story of Dick Dewey and Fancy Day is inter-related with a tragic chapter in the history of Mellstock Choir, hints at the poignant disappearance of a long-lived and highly-valued traditional way of life. |