Questions and Answers：Give a brief answer to each of the following questions in English.Thomas Hardy is often regarded as a transitional writer. Some critics believe that emotionally traditional and intellectually advanced. How do you understand this idea?
IN HIS WESSEX NOVELS, THERE IS AN APPARENT NOSTALGIC TOUCH IN HIS DESCRIPTION OF THE SIMPLE BEAUTIFUL THOUGH PRIMITIVE RURAL LIFE. WHICH WAS GRADUALLY DECLINING DISAPPEARING AS ENGLAND MARCHED INTO AN INDUSTRIAL COUNTRY. AND WITH THOSE TRADITIONAL CHARACTERS HE IS ALWAYS SYMPATHETIC. 
