poem-cycle

Updated: May 21, 2025

Indeed curiously, in his gigantic poem-cycle, "the Dynasts," the culmination of his life-work, he seems to hint at a plan of the universe which may be beneficial. To name another quality that gives distinction to Hardy's work: his fiction is notably well-built, and he is a resourceful technician.

Richard Burton - Masters of the English Novel: A Study of Principles and Personalities