Far from the Madding Crowd Flashcards
1
Q
What type is it?
A
Prose
2
Q
Who wrote it?
A
Thomas Hardy
3
Q
Why is it shocking to the reader?
A
Bathsheba is coquettish and vain. She looks at her reflection in the mirror and breaks conventions. She sits on the horse the wrong way, which is not ladylike.
4
Q
Give a theme/genre?
A
Pastoral, country life is idealised, reflecting Thomas Hardy’s thoughts and feelings.
5
Q
How was it published?
A
Serially in the Corn Hill magazine, so readers were guaranteed a new part each week.
6
Q
Give quote 1?
A
” I shouldn’t mind being a bride at a wedding, if I could be one without having a husband”
7
Q
Explain quote 1?
A
Highlights theme of love. She has 3 proposals, but makes immoral and improper decisions frowned upon by society
8
Q
What movement is it from?
A
Victorian
