ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Because Hardy’s family lacked the means for a university education, his formal education ended at the age of sixteen, when he became apprenticed to James Hicks, a local architect.

Detailed explanation-2: -Now, as a result of two decades of research that combines architectural and literary criticism, this book provides a ground-breaking ‘reading’ of Thomas Hardy’s work – the renowned novelist and poet having trained and worked previously as an architect.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thomas Hardy is best known for his novels, all of which were published in the mid-to late-19th century. His last novels, Tess of the d’Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure, are generally considered his finest. These works challenge societal mores with their sympathetic portrayals of the hardships of working-class people.

Detailed explanation-4: -His father was a stonemason and builder; his mother passed on her love of reading and books to her son. Hardy had somewhat of an isolated life on the open fields of the region. He grew up living and examining rural life, which figures prominently in many of his novels.