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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 · With Keeley Hawes, James Murray, Terry Mortimer, Richard Leaf. In this lighthearted romance from Victorian novelist Thomas Hardy, the beautiful new village school teacher is pursued by three suitors: a working-class man, a landowner, and the vicar.
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.
Analysis (ai): "Under the Greenwood Tree" is a pastoral poem written by William Shakespeare in the late 16th century. It is a simple yet evocative piece that celebrates the pleasures of living in harmony with nature and eschewing worldly ambitions.
By William Shakespeare. (from As You Like It) 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.
The title, derived from William Shakespeare’s poem “Under the Greenwood Tree” in his pastoral comedy, As You Like It, anticipates a pastoral depiction of rural life in the Victorian era.
Under the Greenwood Tree. Amidst the surrounding farms and woodlands of the idyllic village of Mellstock, southern England, a love story grows between local boy Dick Dewey and beautiful schoolteacher Fancy Day.
