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'When the paperback of Gibson's Complete Poems is in stock, why buy anything else?' - Professor Dennis Taylor, University of Boston
'Don't order a selection at all if you can get the Complete Poems.' - Professor William Morgan, State University of Illinois
'Don't order a selection at all if you can get the Complete Poems.' - Professor William Morgan, State University of Illinois
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Thomas Hardy's first love was always poetry. It was not until 1898, when he was fifty-eight years old, having already established his reputation with fourteen novels and over forty short stories, that his first book of poetry, Wessex Poems was published. For the final thirty years of his life he abandoned fiction and devoted himself entirely to poetry. It is a tribute to his remarkable powers of creativity that he is now not only regarded as one of the most important English novelists but is also recognised as a poet of major stature and ever increasing popularity. The Complete Poems, edited by James Gibson, includes all of Hardy's prolific output of more than nine hundred poems, complemented by a detailed notes section. Collected in this single volume are his eight books of verse, all the uncollected poems, 'Domicilium' and the songs from The Dynasts. This new edition contains an additional poem, The Sound of Her.
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42 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
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Don't miss out,
This review is from: Thomas Hardy: The Complete Poems (Paperback)
At first glance this may seem a bit pricey compared to a selection but it's worth the money. Thomas Hardy was a prolific poet with a wide range of interests and a good imagination. This book runs to nearly 1,000 pages.Before I bought this I owned a "Selected poems of Thomas Hardy". Selections are highly personal. The selected poems I bought did not contain my favourite Hardy poem: "Weathers". ('This is the weather the cuckoo likes / and so do I / when showers betumble the chestnut spikes / and nestlings fly...'). Having bought the complete poems I am discovering many new favourites. Don't miss out as I did for ** (too many) years. Don't go for someone else's selection but choose your own favourites from the complete poems.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
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By John David Charles Hilton "Creative spark...." (Redcliffe, Bristol United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Thomas Hardy: The Complete Poems (Paperback)
Thomas Hardy is one of the greatest poets Britian has ever produced. He produced lyric poetry of a standard that has never really been surpassed. TH always regarded himself primarily as a poet. He only wrote the (ever popular) novels as a way of making a living. Following the huge success of Tess and Jude, he was able to concentrate fully on poetry. The controversy that surrounded those two novels probably helped to push him away from fiction. I am greatful for this as, whilst I like the novels, I think he was much more satisfying as a poet.
This volume contains, as the title states, all of his poems (and he wrote a LOT of poetry). And the poems are consistently brilliant. It is a well edited volume, has a useful if short introduction and a map of TH's Wessex. There are plenty of selected poems available, but with the Complete Poems available for just over fifteen quid, why bother with a mere selection?
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent editorial,
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This review is from: Thomas Hardy: The Complete Poems (Paperback)
While studying Hardy's poetry some time ago I found James Gibson's editorial extremely interesting and helpful. I have since found he brings a knowledge and understanding of Hardy to every book he has edited which to me adds to the appeal of what I regard to be the most wonderful author of poetry and prose ever.
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