Eliot: Middlemarch

Table des matières

1. The context of the novel; 2. The method of Middlemarch; 3. Middlemarch and the art of living well; 4. Gender and generation; 5. The afterlife of a masterpiece.

A propos de l'auteur

George Eliot (Marian/Mary Ann Evans) was born in Warwickshire England in 1819. She went on to become one of England's most astute nineteenth century writers. Eliot is the author of celebrated novels including Adam Bede (1859), Middlemarch (1871-1872) and Daniel Deronda (1876). She also published non-fiction essays, poems and short stories, and was a skilled translator of German-language philosophy, including works by Strauss, Feuerbach and Spinoza. Eliot's writing is characterised by gritty realism entwined with deep empathy and keen insight into human life and ethics.

Résumé

A comprehensive introduction to Middlemarch offering both general information and an original interpretation.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Karen Chase, Chase Karen, George Eliot
• Collaboration: J. P. Stern (Editeur)
• Edition: Cambridge Academic
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 30.08.1991
• EAN: 9780521359153
• ISBN: 978-0-521-35915-3
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 7 mm
• Poids: 140 g
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Thèmes: Landmarks of World Literature; Landmarks of World Literature
• Catégories: Littérature > Poésie, théâtre; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique et littérature anglaises; LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form