
Romola
George Eliot(Author)
Dorothea Barrett(Editor)
Penguin Classics (Publisher)
Published on 27. June 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
688 pages
978-0-14-043470-5 (ISBN)
Description
One of George Eliot's most ambitious and imaginative novels, Romola is set in Renaissance Florence during the turbulent years following the expulsion of the powerful Medici family during which the zealous religious reformer Savonarola rose to control the city. At its heart is Romola, the devoted daughter of a blind scholar, married to the clever but ultimately treacherous Tito whose duplicity in both love and politics threatens to destroy everything she values, and she must break away to find her own path in life. Described by Eliot as 'written with my best blood', the story of Romola's intellectual and spiritual awakening is a compelling portrayal of a Utopian heroine, played out against a turbulent historical backdrop.
Reviews / Votes
"George Eliot's humanity colors all her other gifts-her humor, her morality, and her exquisite rhetoric." -Henry JamesMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
470 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-043470-5 (9780140434705)
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George Eliot | Dorothea Barrett
Romola
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03/2005
1st Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
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Persons
Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot) (1819-80) was a philosopher, journalist and translator before she became a novelist, her first stories being published in 1856. She led an unconventional life, co-editing the liberal journal Westminster Review for three years and living with the married man and philosopher George Henry Lewes. Her novels are among the greatest of the nineteenth century