""George Eliot and Her Times"" is a comprehensive study of the life and works of the Victorian novelist George Eliot, written by Elizabeth S. Haldane. The book provides a detailed account of Eliot's upbringing, education, and literary career, as well as the social and cultural context in which she lived and wrote. Haldane explores Eliot's complex relationship with religion, politics, and gender roles, and examines the themes and motifs that recur throughout her novels, including the nature of love, the role of women in ...
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""George Eliot and Her Times"" is a comprehensive study of the life and works of the Victorian novelist George Eliot, written by Elizabeth S. Haldane. The book provides a detailed account of Eliot's upbringing, education, and literary career, as well as the social and cultural context in which she lived and wrote. Haldane explores Eliot's complex relationship with religion, politics, and gender roles, and examines the themes and motifs that recur throughout her novels, including the nature of love, the role of women in society, and the tension between tradition and modernity. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, including Eliot's letters and journals, Haldane offers a nuanced and insightful portrait of one of the most important writers of the Victorian era. This book will appeal to anyone interested in Victorian literature, women's studies, or the history of ideas.""1927. Haldane was a Scottish social-welfare worker and author who wrote several biographies and translated a number of philosophical works. In this volume she chronicles the life of George Eliot, pseudonym of novelist, translator, and religious writer Mary Ann Evans. Contents: George Eliot's Youth; Young Womanhood; Difficult Years; The New Life; George Eliot as a Novel Writer: Her First Novels; An Autobiographical Novel-The Mill on the Floss; An Idyll and a History; A Great Religious Novel: Romola; George Eliot as a Poet; George Eliot as a Political Novelist: Felix Holt; A Middle Class Novel: Middlemarch; The Last Novel: Daniel Deronda; The Last Years; and George Eliot and Her Time.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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