Book Review "Thomas Hardy: The Poetry of Perception" by Tom Paulin

This book review “Thomas Hardy: The Poetry of Perception” is written to find out the multiple influences which shaped Hardy’s mind as a poet. It explores all chapters which are briefly reviewed. It highlights various facts about Hardy’s poems. His poetry is a fusion of songs, sounds and voices. Hardy read different writers, poets, thinkers and philosophers whose works molded his mind as a pessimist and realist. Hence, his poetry is a reflection of different thoughts, ideas and emotions.