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Under the Greenwood Tree: A Rural Painting of the Dutch School is a novel by the English writer Thomas Hardy, published anonymously in 1872. It was Hardy's second published novel, and the first of what was to become his series of Wessex novels.
Apr 23, 2006 · A 2005 TV movie based on Thomas Hardy's novel about a school teacher who attracts three suitors in a Victorian village. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read user and critic reviews, and find out more details on IMDb.
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- Drama, Romance
- Nicholas Laughland
- 2006-04-23
Learn about the origin, meaning and context of the phrase ‘under the greenwood tree’ in Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Discover how Amiens and Jaques sing about the contrast between the court and the forest in this pastoral comedy.
Under the Greenwood Tree is the story of the romantic entanglement between church musician, Dick Dewey, and the attractive new school mistress, Fancy Day. A pleasant romantic tale set in the Victorian era, Under the Greenwood Tree is one of Thomas Hardy's most gentle and pastoral novels.
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A song from As You Like It, expressing the joy of living in harmony with nature and avoiding ambition and conflict. The song invites people who love to lie under the greenwood tree to come and enjoy the sweet bird's song and the sunshine.
Learn about Thomas Hardy's second novel, a rural idyll set in Dorsetshire, England, featuring a love story and a church choir. Explore the novel's themes, characters, music, and autobiographical elements.
Under the Greenwood Tree, by William Shakespeare. Amiens sings: UNDER the greenwood tree, Who loves to lie with me, And turn his merry note. Unto the sweet bird's throat, Come hither, come hither, come hither: Here shall he see. No enemy. But winter and rough weather. Who doth ambition shun, And loves to live i' the sun, Seeking the food he eats,
