Oxford World's Classics: Life's Little Ironies - Softcover

Hardy, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199549699 ISBN 13: 9780199549696

Verlag: Oxford University Press España, S.A., 2008

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The phrase `life's little ironies' is now proverbial, but it was coined by Hardy as the title for this, his third volume of short stories. Unified by his quintessential irony, strong visual sense, and engaging characters, they deal with the tragic and the humorous, the metaphysical and the magical, and display the whole range of Hardy's art as a writer of fiction. Includes: An Imaginative Woman; The Son's Veto; For Conscience' Sake; A Tragedy of Two Ambitions; On the Western Circuit; To Please His Wife; The Fiddler of the Reels; A Few Crusted Characters (2009-06-04)

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The phrase `life's little ironies' is now proverbial, but it was coined by Hardy as the title for this, his third volume of short stories.

While the tales and sketches reflect many of the strengths and themes of the great novels, they are powerful works in their own right. Unified by his quintessential irony, strong visual sense, and engaging characters, they deal with the tragic and the humorous, the metaphysical and the magical. The collection displays the whole range of Hardy's art as a writer of fiction, from fantasy to uncompromising realism, and from the loving re-creation of a vanished rural world to the repressions of fin-de-siècle bourgeois life.

ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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• Verlag: Oxford University Press España, S.A.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0199549699
• ISBN 13: 9780199549696
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304