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- Title
Thomas Hardy's Timing: Poems and Clocks in Late Nineteenth-Century England.
- Authors
BLEVINS, JEFFREY
- Abstract
The article presents an examination of the poetry of the 19th-century English writer Thomas Hardy, focusing on his engagement and treatment of the theme of time. Specific poems analyzed include "In the Garden," "The Minute Before Meeting," and "The Last Chrysanthemum." Topics addressed include Hardy's views on time, clocks of the period, and the cyclical nature of poetry itself.
- Subjects
HARDY, Thomas, 1840-1928; TIME in literature; LITERARY criticism; 19TH century English poetry; CLOCKS &; watches -- History; PHILOSOPHY of time; IN the Garden (Poem); MINUTE Before Meeting, The (Poem); LAST Chrysanthemum, The (Poem : Hardy); NINETEENTH century; VICTORIAN (Literary period)
- Publication
Victorian Poetry, 2014, Vol 52, Issue 4, p591
- ISSN
0042-5206
- Publication type
Poetry Review
- DOI
10.1353/vp.2014.0029