THE THOMAS HARDY
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DIRECTOR: ROBERT SCHWEIK
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DESCRIPTION:
Address: http://www.poetrymagic.co.uk/advanced/noncomformist.html
Contact: C. John Holcombe (editor@poetrymagic.co.uk)
Date:
07/01/04
This page, titled "Nonconformists," is part of complex site called "Poetry Magic" (http://www.poetrymagic.co.uk/index.htm) that C. John Holcombe describes as "a resource centre for the theory and craft of writing poetry." "Nonconformists" includes a general discussion of "nonconformity" in poetry, a biographical sketch of Hardy's life and work, and a comparative discussion of Hardy's "At Castle Boterel" and Thomas Love Peacock's "Newark Abbey," including two stanzas of Hardy's poem and the whole of Peacock's.
COMMENT:
The comment on Hardy's life and work--seven paragraphs--is balanced and nuanced, as is the comparison of "At Castle Boterel" and "Newark Abbey."