Аннотация: Life's Little Ironies

The proverbial phrase 'life's little ironies' was coined by Hardy for his third volume of short stories. These tales and sketches possess all the power of his novels: the wealth of description, the realistic portrayal of the quaint lore of Wessex, the 'Chaucerian' humour and characterisation, the shrewd and critical psychology, the poignant estimate of human nature and the brooding sense of wonder at the essential mystery of life.
The tales which make up Life's Little Ironies tenderly re-create a rapidly vanishing rural world and scrutinise the repressions of fin-de-siecle bourgeois life. They share the many concerns of Hardy's last great novels, such as the failure of modern marriage and the insidious effects of social ambition on the family and community life. Ranging widely in length and complexity, they are unified by Hardy's quintessential irony, which embraces both the farcical and the tragic aspects of human existence.

Автор/составитель	Гарди Томас
Серия	Classics
Год выпуска	2002
ISBN	9781853261787
Производитель	Wordsworth
Издательство	Wordsworth
Количество томов	1
Количество страниц	184
Переплет	Мягкая обложка
Размеры	197x125x12 мм
Страна изготовления	Великобритания
Цвет	Чёрный
Тип бумаги	газетная (30-52 г/м2)
Стандарт	10
Вес	140
Язык	английский