The Theme of Time in the Poetry of Thomas Hardy

Abstract

<p>In an examination of Hardy's dominant concern with Time, the thesis attempts firstly to consider this concern in two ways. In the first chapter, Hardy's formulation of a myth of Time is examined, and in the second chapter the interpretation of Time largely by the subjective mind, as represented by the poet or poetic persona, is considered. Secondly, the thesis attempts to relate these treatments of Time, as considered over the whole of Hardy's poetic production, specifically to a detailed critical examination of several poems, in the third chapter.</p>