This series introduces students to more sophisticated analysis and wider critical perspectives to enbable students to appreciate contrasting interpretations of the text and to develop critical thinking. This volume explores the selected poems of Thomas Hardy.

Key Features:
*Study methods
*Introduction to the text
*Summaries with critical notes
*Themes and techniques
*Textual analysis of key passages
*Author biography
*Historical and literary background
*Modern and historical critical approaches
*Chronology
*Glossary of literary terms