托马斯·哈代是一位跨世纪的英国文学巨匠,其“性格与环境小说”享誉英美文坛。本文将重点探讨哈代在其“性格与环境小说”创作中表现出来的强烈的乡土意识、悲剧意识和基督教意识,并说明这三种意识是哈代创作实践中不可分割的一个思想体系,将三者结合起来讨论才能更完整而清晰地了解哈代的创作理念,进而了解其作品的深层内涵及其极具特色的文学观。托马斯·哈代(1840-1928)是一位生活在19 Thomas Hardy is a transatlantic master of British literature, his “character and environmental novel ” renowned British and American literary world. This article will focus on Hardy’s strong sense of nativeness, tragedy and Christianity in his creation of “Novel of character and environment” and illustrates that these three kinds of consciousness are an integral part of Hardy’s creative practice. The three together to discuss in order to more complete and clear understanding of Hardy’s creative concept, and then understand the deep connotation of his work and its distinctive literary view. Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) is a living at 19