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A Pair of Blue Eyes (Wordsworth Classics)
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Product Description
"A Pair of Blue Eyes" is celebrated for its central scene which shocked and stimulated Victorian readers. Forever after it caused Hardy to be embroiled in arguments concerning the sexual morality of his novels in which he strove to show the stifling effects of social conventions on the human spirit. Rich with biographical echoes, this novel reveals the full emergence of the schematic ironies which characterize Hardy's later great works, and gives a suggestion of the tragic philosophy that came to dominate all he wrote. The loving nature of the heroine, Elfride Swancourt, pervades this novel, which has a singular unpolished charm.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #107156 in Books
- Published on: 1995-12-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 320 pages
Customer Reviews
A Good Read - but Hardy does much better later on
Whilst in itself an interesting insight into Victorian romance, values, and their class system; far better to read Hardy's later masterpieces (Jude the Obscure etc) first if you haven't done so already. The book is well written and a quality read, but lacks a little something compared to Jude, Far from the Maddening Crowd, or Tess; all masterpieces in my opinion.
Basically, I didn't pity the unfortunate characters here as much as in his other works mentioned.
Still, a classic novel.
Worth reading if you like Hardy
I haven't read a great deal of Hardy's work, just the well-known novels mainly, however, i picked out this title from a list and bought it (mainly because the title interested me). The book felt less focused than others i have read and I didn't really feel anything for any of the characters so therefore wasn't really affected by the end. It has some beautiful dialogue between the characters and developes well as storylines go, however, feels very rushed towards the end.
The plot is very similar to other Hardy books therefore creating a predictability but i just didn't feel anything for any of the main charaters which lets the book down.
