What is the significance of the title of Thomas Hardy’s novel Far from the Madding Crowd ?
The
title always plays an important role in the art of literature. Title gives us
an idea of the concept of the writing as well as the author's intention behind
the writing.Thus Hardy's "Far from the Madding Crowd" also gives the
readers a concept of the theme of the novel. The title, "Far from
the Madding Crowd" is a phrase which occurs in Gray's "Elegy,
Written in a Country Churchyard":
"Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, / Their sober wishes never learned to stray;/ Along the cool sequester'd vale of life;/ They kept the noiseless tenor of their way."
In this elegy, Gray pays a tribute to the humble and peaceful, homely ancestors of village people, who lie buried in the country churchyard. The "madding crowd" represents the crowded, congested, suffocating life of the city. The scenes of all the stories of Hardy is laid in the countryside, in a region of England to which he gives the name of Wessex. Through this title, Hardy wishes to imply that the life of the country people is peaceful and calm and free from the tumult, the turmoil and the strife which mark the life style of urban people.
The novel deals with the
rustic people like Joseph Poorgrass, Jan Coggan which is clearly suggested in
the title. Most of the characters are quite, homely and simple-minded. ................"Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, / Their sober wishes never learned to stray;/ Along the cool sequester'd vale of life;/ They kept the noiseless tenor of their way."
In this elegy, Gray pays a tribute to the humble and peaceful, homely ancestors of village people, who lie buried in the country churchyard. The "madding crowd" represents the crowded, congested, suffocating life of the city. The scenes of all the stories of Hardy is laid in the countryside, in a region of England to which he gives the name of Wessex. Through this title, Hardy wishes to imply that the life of the country people is peaceful and calm and free from the tumult, the turmoil and the strife which mark the life style of urban people.
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