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Hardy is the last of the Victorian and one of the most popular novelists of England.
He, being an author of unique endowments, was not much esteemed in his life time.
Hardy became the victim of stereotypical criticism and was badly ostracized by the
ecclesiastical circles and the critics of his time as they merely focused on the
depressing features of his fiction. This paper intends to reveal certain aspects of his
work which remained neglected for a long time. The present study is designed to
focus on those characteristics of his work which win the title of a modern novelist
for him. Hardy was quite conscious of the shifting environment around him at the
vogue of industrialization that left profound marks on his meditative temperament.
His depiction of the 19th century scenario is dominated with clash and collision
between innovation and tradition. His art deals with twofold aspects of modernity
exposing the sanguine and gloomy consequences of modernity. Owing to such an
approach of the writer he is regarded as a social realist and one of the earliest of
the modern novelists. Hardy poignantly observes the pathetic condition of the
labourers, on one hand, and the modern mechanical advancements, one the other,
which were of little benefit for the common man in society. The current study is
designed to focus upon his approach to the modern developments in the broad
context of social and political changes. Hardy is a modern novelist as he
concentrates on the current issues such as gender, class, social and psychological
disorders, etc. He is a supporter of class and female liberation.
Saima Manzoor. (2015) HARDY AS A MODERN NOVELIST, Journal of Social Science and Humanities, Volume 54, Issue 2.
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