
The Cambridge Introduction to George Eliot
Nancy Henry(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 7. April 2008
Book
Hardback
142 pages
978-0-521-85462-7 (ISBN)
Description
As the author of The Mill on the Floss and Middlemarch, George Eliot was one of the most admired novelists of the Victorian period, and she remains a central figure in the literary canon today. She was the first woman to take on the kind of political and philosophical fiction that had previously been a male preserve, combining rigorous intellectual ideas with a sensitive understanding of human relationships and making her one of the most important writers of the nineteenth century. This innovative introduction provides students with the religious, political, scientific and cultural contexts they need to understand and appreciate her novels, stories, poetry and critical essays. Nancy Henry also traces the reception of her work to the present, surveying a range of critical and theoretical responses. Each novel is discussed in a separate section, making this the most comprehensive short introduction available to this important author.
Reviews / Votes
'Like the other titles in this useful series this gives a sound and comprehensive introduction both to the writer and to her works.' Contemporary ReviewMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
369 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-85462-7 (9780521854627)
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Person
Nancy Henry is Associate Professor of English at the State University of New York at Binghamton.
Content
Preface; 1. Life; 2. Historical contexts; 3. Literary influences; 4. Works; 5. Afterlife; Further reading.