Thomas Hardy Seminar
Professor Suzanne J. Flynn
This course will be devoted to the works of Thomas Hardy (1840-1928). During
his lifetime, Hardy published 14 novels, nearly 50 short stories, a 3-volume
epic, and nearly 1000 poems. Obviously, one semester will not suffice to
cover the depth and breadth of this incredible career. We will, nonetheless,
read a representative sampling of Hardy's works in an effort to understand
not only his place within literary history, but also the sociological and
cultural contexts of the literature.
Required Texts:
(All texts by Thomas Hardy)
Under the Greenwood Tree, Penguin
Far from the Madding Crowd, Norton
The Return of the Native, Norton
The Mayor of Casterbridge, Norton
Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Norton
The Distracted Preacher and Other Tales, Penguin
Thomas Hardy: Selected Poems, Everyman Classics