George Eliot: The Novels

ISBN-13: 9781403900579 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 213 str.

Mike Edwards

Opis

This volume guides students through Eliot's most widely studied novels: The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner and Middlemarch. The first part of the book is based on analysis of extracts grouped by themes including relationships, society and morality. At the end of each chapter, a 'Methods' section offers ideas for independent study. The second part describes Eliot's biographical, cultural and intellectual environment, and gives readings of representative critical writing.

Spis treści

General Editor's Preface.- How to Use this Book.- PART 1: ANALYZING GEORGE ELIOT'S NOVELS Beginnings.- Characters.- Relationships.- Social Vision.- Moral Vision.- Conclusions.- PART 2: THE CONTEXT AND THE CRITICS George Eliot's Life and Works.- The Context of George Eliot's Works.- Some Critical Approaches.- Further Reading .- Index.

O autorze

MIKE EDWARDS was until recently Head of Humanities at Crosskeys College in Gwent, where he taught English. His publications include Charlotte Bronte: The Novels and E. M. Forster: The Novels, also in the Analysing Texts series.

Blurb

In spite of the outrage occasioned by her personal life, George Eliot's novels were the most popular fictions of her time. Her vivid evocation of place, lively and sympathetic characters, realistic dramatisation of moral dilemmas and deep understanding of people brought her a devoted readership. A successful writer in her own age, Eliot remains one of the most widely read of Victorian novelists.
In this essential volume, Mike Edwards guides students through Eliot's most popular novels: The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner and Middlemarch. The first part of the book provides detailed analyses of extracts groupe by themes, including relationships, society and morality, whilst at the end of each chapter a 'Methods' section offers ideas for independent study. The second part describes Eliot's biographical, cultural and intellectual contexts and gives readings of sample criticism of her three major novels. Through detailed study, readers are invited to explore for themselves the richness and subtlety of Eliot's prose, and share in the pleasure of discovering the remarkable range of comedy and passion in the work of one of our greatest writers.