Gabriel Oak: A Pastoral Hero

Authors

อารยา ตันสวัสดิ์

Publication Date

1988-01-01

Abstract

Like other first-rank novelists such as George Eliot and D.H. Lawrence, Thomas Hardy uses the pastoral genre for conveying his complex attitudes towards human experience rather than allows himself to be limited by the form. This article analyses the portrayal of a pastoral hero in one of Hardy's masterpieces, Far from the Madding Crowd. While Hardy adopts several characteristics of traditional pastoral in depicting his hero, he modifies the original model by adding new elements to it. The result is a perfect blend of the traditional values and the more practical ones. Gabriel Oak, as a pastoral hero, is harmonious with the society where he belongs.

DOI

10.58837/CHULA.JLETTERS.20.1.8

First Page

76

Last Page

89

Recommended Citation

ตันสวัสดิ์, อารยา (1988) "Gabriel Oak: A Pastoral Hero," Journal of Letters: Vol. 20: Iss. 1, Article 8.
DOI: 10.58837/CHULA.JLETTERS.20.1.8
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/jletters/vol20/iss1/8