Date of Award
Spring 1930
Document Type
Thesis - Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English
Abstract
Thomas Hardy as a novelist demands much admiration; as a poet, much sympathy. He is above all an artist, to my mind, a man of genius. He is also instinctively a philosopher, and his literary productions are thought-filled. His philosophy of life is very definitely expressed in his works, although he repeatedly warns us that it is only "Tentative." However, we cannot refrain from taking it seriously, perhaps because it is inately [sic] so very serious. The whole problem of my thesis centers about Thomas Hardy's philosophy. It is a monistic and deterministic philosophy, and I see in it a decided relationship to the monistic philosophy of Arthus Schopenhauer.
Recommended Citation
Corrigan, Helen F., "The Influence of Schopenhauer on the Poetry and Prose of Thomas Hardy" (1930). Master's Theses (1922-2009) Access restricted to Marquette Campus. 1420.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/theses/1420