A poignant story of a sculptor's all-time search for his ideal woman. To slake this desire he falls in love with three women in the same family, each of a different generation - grandmother, mother and daughter and also carves the figure of a naked Aphrodite. Hardy's splendid novel that merges tragedy and mockery is heartwarming due to its dominating themes of destiny and betrayal. Heart-rending!
Hardy has presented the brilliant portrayal of an artist who is searching for his ideal woman. Zealously falling in love with women of three different generations in the same family, he pursues these women with single-mindedness. His sentiments are fabulously exposed depicting his powerful aspiration to get married despite his increasing age. A must-read! This Super Large 18pt Edition has been optimized for readers with considerable loss of normal vision who prefer intense bold 18pt large type.
The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament by Thomas Hardy: "The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament" by Thomas Hardy is a novel that explores the complex themes of love, desire, and the nature of attraction. The narrative follows the life of Jocelyn Pierston, a sculptor, and his fascination with three generations of women from the same family. As he seeks an ideal love, Jocelyn's relationships evolve, offering readers a reflection on the transient nature of beauty and desire. Key Aspects of the Book "The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament": Exploration of Love: The novel delves into the complexities of romantic love, attraction, and the shifting nature of desire over time. Character Development: Hardy presents the evolution of Jocelyn Pierston's relationships and his own growth as he seeks his "well-beloved." Psychological Insights: The narrative provides insights into the psychology of desire, the pursuit of ideals, and the impact of time on human emotions. Thomas Hardy invites readers to ponder the intricate nature of love and attraction in "The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament," offering a nuanced exploration of human relationships and the passage of time.
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Hardy's two versions of a strange story set in the weird landscape of Portland. The central figure is a man obsessed both with the search for his ideal woman and with sculpting the perfect figure of Aphrodite.
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Despite frequent declarations of the sanctity of love and marriage, British Protestant culture nurtured the fear that human affection might easily slip into idolatry. Throughout the nineteenth-century, theological essays, sermons, hymns, and didactic fiction and poetry urged the faithful to maintain a constant watch over their hearts, lest they become engrossed by human love, guilty of worshipping the creature rather than the Creator. Strange Gods: Love and Idolatry in the Victorian Novel traces the concerns produced in Protestant culture by this broad interpretation of idolatry. In chapters focusing on Charles Kingsley and Charlotte Brontë, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, George Eliot, Oscar Wilde, and Thomas Hardy, this volume shows that even supposedly secular novels obsessively reenact an ideological clash between Protestant faith and human love. Anxiety about adoring humans more than God frequently overshadows and sometimes derails the progress of romance in Victorian novels. By probing this anxiety and its narrative effects, Strange Gods uncovers how a central Protestant belief exerts its influence over stories about love and marriage.
