Talk:The Return of the Native

Hardy's pessimism
Perhaps this kind of stuff should go in the Hardy article? (Perhaps if expanded on more it would fit here?) Hardy is a solid pessimist. Like Sophocles, he believes that we are guided by the stick of gods and deities. He is one of those who believe that " Happiness is an occasional episode in the general drama of pain '.This is what he shows in The Return Of The Native'.

I cut-and-pasted these remarks from the beginning of the plot description; they are not my own. Jgreenbook 05:48, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

three unities
Hardy scrupulously observes the three unities of time, place, and action and suggests that the struggles of those trying to escape their destinies will only hasten their destruction.


 * Isn't the "unity of time" usually taken to mean "occurring in the course of a single day"? john k (talk) 03:23, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

New film adaptation?
The reference to a new film is now a dead link (looks as if custard.tv is no longer in existence). Does anyone have any up-to-date information about the Simon Burke / Company Pictures film? ~dom Kaos~ (talk) 09:21, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

Addition of ISBN from Wikidata
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Diggory Venn.
The Yetties folk group had a song called "Diggory Venn, The Raddleman".213.205.252.118 (talk) 20:33, 1 May 2017 (UTC)