For my money Thos. Hardy is the British equal of Melville, especially Tess &
The Mayor of Casterbridge. No gossip there. The poems are also a whole
education in the relations between thought & feeling, which is my particular
obsession these days.
jd
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Joseph Duemer
School of Liberal Arts, 5750
Clarkson University
Potsdam NY 13699
315.268.3967
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