"Winter Words in Various Moods and Metres" is the last poetry collection by Thomas Hardy, published posthumously in 1928. It showcases Hardy's persistent experimentation with meter throughout his career and covers a variety of subjects, including personal experiences and a concluding farewell.
Winter Words in Various Moods and Metres is the final, posthumously published poetry collection by Thomas Hardy in 1928. The collection demonstrates Hardy's continued engagement with metrical experimentation until the end of his life and features a diverse range of themes, including autobiographical reflections and a final sense of closure.
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| Back | Winter Words in Various Moods and Metres is the last, posthumous collection of poems by English poet Thomas Hardy, and was published in 1928. The collection shows Hardy continued his metrical experimentation to the end, with his poetic energies undiminished. Themes While the collection mainly featured recent poems (post 1925), the subject matter was diverse and ranged back over much of Hardy's past. Notable autobiographical poems include "A Private Man on Public Men", and "So Various". Hardy was insistent in his Introductory Note that “no harmonious philosophy is attempted in these pages – or in any bygone pages of mine, for that matter”. The collection closes with the poet's final farewell: "He Resolves to Say No More". |
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