{"product_id":"thomas-hardy-hardcover","title":"Thomas Hardy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTom Paulin\u003c\/b\u003e (Compiled by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to the most important poets in our literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e (1840-1928) was born in Dorset. He left school at sixteen to work as an apprentice for an architect who specialized in church restoration. He made his reputation as a novelist, and it wasn't until after the publication of his last novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Well-beloved, \u003c\/i\u003e in 1897, that he dedicated himself to writing poetry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Paulin\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Leeds in 1949 but grew up in Belfast, and was educated at the universities of Hull and Oxford. He has published eight collections of poetry as well as a \u003ci\u003eSelected Poems 1972-1990\u003c\/i\u003e, two major anthologies, two versions of Greek drama, and several critical works, including \u003ci\u003eThe Day-Star of Liberty: William Hazlitt's Radical Style\u003c\/i\u003e and recently, \u003ci\u003eCrusoe's Secret: The Aesthetics of Dissent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Inver\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and \u003ci\u003eLove's Bonfire\u003c\/i\u003e (2012). Well known for his appearances on the BBC's Newsnight Review, he is also the G. M. Young Lecturer in English Literature at Hertford College, Oxford.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687839273023,"sku":"9780571328758","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/174c10c258debc94341723c25eb83caf.webp?v=1764979965","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/thomas-hardy-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}