1874 FarfromtheMaddingCrowd
- (Hardy, 1874) ⇒ Thomas Hardy. (1874). “Far from the Madding Crowd.”
Subject Headings: Thomas Hardy's Wessex, Victorian England.
Notes
- It can reference themes of love, honour and betrayal, against a backdrop of the seemingly idyllic, but often harsh, realities of a farming community in Victorian England.
- It can describe the life and relationships of Bathsheba Everdene with her lonely neighbour William Boldwood, the faithful shepherd Gabriel Oak, and the thriftless soldier Sergeant Troy.
Cited By
2019
- (Wikipedia, 2019) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_from_the_Madding_Crowd Retrieved:2019-10-20.
- Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) is Thomas Hardy's fourth novel and his first major literary success. It originally appeared anonymously as a monthly serial in Cornhill Magazine, where it gained a wide readership.
The novel is the first to be set in Thomas Hardy's Wessex in rural southwest England. It deals in themes of love, honour and betrayal, against a backdrop of the seemingly idyllic, but often harsh, realities of a farming community in Victorian England. It describes the life and relationships of Bathsheba Everdene with her lonely neighbour William Boldwood, the faithful shepherd Gabriel Oak, and the thriftless soldier Sergeant Troy.
On publication, critical notices were plentiful and mostly positive. Hardy revised the text extensively for the 1895 edition and made further changes for the 1901 edition. In 2003, the novel was listed at number 48 on the BBC's survey The Big Read. In 2007, the book finished 10th on the Guardian's list of greatest love stories of all time.
The novel has been dramatised several times, notably in the Oscar-nominated 1967 film directed by John Schlesinger.
- Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) is Thomas Hardy's fourth novel and his first major literary success. It originally appeared anonymously as a monthly serial in Cornhill Magazine, where it gained a wide readership.
Quotes
“They spoke very little of their mutual feeling; pretty phrases and warm expressions being probably unnecessary between such tried friends.”
“It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs.”
“Love is a possible strength in an actual weakness.”
“I shall do one thing in this life - one thing certain - that is, love you, and long for you, and keep wanting you till I die.”
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| Author | volume | Date Value | title | type | journal | titleUrl | doi | note | year | |
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| 1874 FarfromtheMaddingCrowd | Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) | Far from the Madding Crowd |