by Thomas Hardy · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140620900
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The Woodlanders is a novel by English author Thomas Hardy, first published in 1887. The story is set in rural Dorset, England, and explores the complex relationships between the inhabitants of a small woodland community. The plot revolves around Marty South, a simple and hardworking young woman, and her unrequited feelings for Giles Winterbourne. In turn, Giles is in love with Grace Melbury, the daughter of a local merchant, who returns to the village after receiving a refined education. The arrival of a young and attractive doctor, Edred Fitzpiers, further complicates the relationships, creating a love triangle full of tensions and disappointments. The novel addresses themes such as love, social class, education, and the clash between tradition and modernity in 19th-century rural England.
Thomas Hardy was an English novelist, poet and architect. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Wordsworth. He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain such as those from his native South West England.
