Style

Far From the Madding Crowd

by Thomas Hardy

Far From the Madding Crowd: Style 1 key example

Chapter 15
Explanation and Analysis:

Thomas Hardy’s style in Far From the Madding Crowd is wordy and formal. Hardy intertwines his style with an irreverent sense of humor, experiments with dialect, and keen imagery.

The reader can find an example of Hardy successfully mixing humor into his style in his description of the maltster:

Indeed, [the maltster] seemed to approach the grave as a parabolic curve approaches a straight line—less directly as he got nearer, till it was doubtful if he would ever reach it at all.