Thomas Hardy : The Poet Is, Undoubtedly, An Original Critical Work Which Throws
Ample Light On Hardy, A Poetic Genius, So Far Neglected. From Several
Perspectives Dr. Patil Analyses And Interprets Hardy'S Poetic Ouvre In An
Altogether New Critical Idiom. Hardy, As The Author Argues, Is More Of A Poet
Than Of A Novelist. In Fact, He Began His Literary Career As A Poet And Ended It
In Becoming A Poet Of High Order. Only For The Sake Of Livelihood, He Had To
Write Novels In The Middle Phase. Throughout His Life, He Was Extremely In Love
With Poetry.Historically Speaking, Hardy Is Aptly Considered To Be