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James Joyce = Ulysses Virginia Woolf = The Waves T.S. Eliot = The Waste Land F.R. Leavis = New Bearings in English Poetry
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Bloom = Primitive person more interested in his food than art Stephen = Artist who gets lost in the controversies of life and chaos of existence Ned Lambert = Dressy fellow who used to change three suits a day Leopold Bloom = Intelligent person in the blind alley of his consciousness
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Modernism = Devoid of any plot and continued the process of novel degradation Naturalism = Reflection of the crisis of bourgeois consciousness Realism = Focused on the daily lives of ordinary people Romanticism = Emphasized emotion and imagination
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Study Notes
Thomas Hardy
- Argued that writers should not escape from tragic issues, unlike many Puritan authors
- Believed that novels can't be entirely tragic, and some parts can be farcical, as seen in the works of great English satirists
- Grouped his novels into three categories: Novels of Characters and Environment, Novels of Ingenuity and Experiment, and Romances and Fantasies
- The first group, Novels of Characters and Environment, consists of seven novels, including Under the Greenwood Tree, Far from the Madding Crowd, and Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- These novels are united by their setting in Wessex and their focus on the life story of the main tragic character
Short Stories and Poetry
- Published short story collections, including Wessex Tales, A Group of Noble Dames, and Life's Little Ironies
- Wrote poetry throughout his life, publishing a vast amount in the last 30 years of his life
- Published a drama, The Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall, in 1923
John Galsworthy
- Published a novel, The Man of Property, which established him as an important writer
- Wrote plays that dealt with social issues, including The Silver Box, Strike, and Justice
- Refused a knighthood in 1917, believing that writers should not accept titles
- Founded the international organization PEN in 1924 with Catherine Dawson Scott
William Butler Yeats
- Irish poet and playwright
- Wrote a long poem, The Ballad of Reading Gaol, about the sufferings of being imprisoned and waiting for capital punishment
Oscar Wilde
- Irish writer and poet
- Known for his witty humor and aestheticism
- Wrote poetry, plays, and short stories that often dealt with themes of beauty and morality
Rudyard Kipling
- British poet, short-story writer, and novelist
- Followed the neoromantic tradition and glorified the British Empire in his writings
- Won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907 for his courageous style
- Born in Bombay, India, and spent his early years in India and England
Historical Context
- The early 20th century was marked by significant social changes, including the rise of the Labour Party and the General Strike of 1926
- The literary process in England was influenced by these changes, as well as by the new tendencies in English art
- Realism and Modernism were two dominant trends in English literature during this period
Modernist Writers
- James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, and D.H. Lawrence were prominent Modernist writers
- Joyce's novel Ulysses is a naturalistic reflection of the crisis of bourgeois consciousness in the early 20th century
- Virginia Woolf was a prominent novelist and Modernist, known for her experimental style and focus on the inner lives of her characters
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Description
Thomas Hardy's views on novel writing, his approach to tragic issues, and the categorization of his novels. Explore his concepts on novel writing and literary styles.
