2013, ISBN: 2940013111868

“Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life” is a novel by George Eliot, the pen name of Mary Anne Evans, later Marian Evans. It is her seventh novel, begun in 1869 and then pu… mais…

“Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life” is a novel by George Eliot, the pen name of Mary Anne Evans, later Marian Evans. It is her seventh novel, begun in 1869 and then put aside during the final illness of Thornton Lewes, the son of her companion George Henry Lewes. During the following year Eliot resumed work, fusing together several stories into a coherent whole, and during 1871–72 the novel appeared in serial form. The first one-volume edition was published in 1874, and attracted large sales.Subtitled A Study of Provincial Life, the novel is set in the fictitious Midlands town of Middlemarch during the period 1830–32. It has a multiple plot with a large cast of characters, and in addition to its distinct though interlocking narratives it pursues a number of underlying themes, including the status of women, the nature of marriage, idealism and self-interest, religion and hypocrisy, political reform, and education. The pace is leisurely and the canvas is very broad.Despite the fact that it has some comical characters and comically named characters, Middlemarch is a work of realism. Through the voices and opinions of different characters we become aware of various broad issues of the day – the Great Reform Bill, the beginnings of the railways, the death of King George IV and the succession of his brother, the Duke of Clarence. We learn something of the state of contemporary medical science. We also encounter the deeply reactionary mindset within a settled community facing the prospect of what to many is unwelcome change. The eight books which comprise the novel are not autonomous entities, but merely reflect the form of the original serialization. A short prelude introduces the idea of the latter-day St. Theresa, presaging the character Dorothea; a postscript or finale after the eighth book gives the post-history of the main characters.In general Middlemarch has retained its popularity and its status as one of the masterpieces of English fiction. Martin Amis has described it as the greatest novel in the English language. Digital Content>E-books>World History>Great Britain & Ireland Hist>Great Britain Hist, BDP Digital >16<

2013, ISBN: 2940013111868

“Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life” is a novel by George Eliot, the pen name of Mary Anne Evans, later Marian Evans. It is her seventh novel, begun in 1869 and then pu… mais…

“Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life” is a novel by George Eliot, the pen name of Mary Anne Evans, later Marian Evans. It is her seventh novel, begun in 1869 and then put aside during the final illness of Thornton Lewes, the son of her companion George Henry Lewes. During the following year Eliot resumed work, fusing together several stories into a coherent whole, and during 1871–72 the novel appeared in serial form. The first one-volume edition was published in 1874, and attracted large sales.Subtitled A Study of Provincial Life, the novel is set in the fictitious Midlands town of Middlemarch during the period 1830–32. It has a multiple plot with a large cast of characters, and in addition to its distinct though interlocking narratives it pursues a number of underlying themes, including the status of women, the nature of marriage, idealism and self-interest, religion and hypocrisy, political reform, and education. The pace is leisurely and the canvas is very broad.Despite the fact that it has some comical characters and comically named characters, Middlemarch is a work of realism. Through the voices and opinions of different characters we become aware of various broad issues of the day – the Great Reform Bill, the beginnings of the railways, the death of King George IV and the succession of his brother, the Duke of Clarence. We learn something of the state of contemporary medical science. We also encounter the deeply reactionary mindset within a settled community facing the prospect of what to many is unwelcome change. The eight books which comprise the novel are not autonomous entities, but merely reflect the form of the original serialization. A short prelude introduces the idea of the latter-day St. Theresa, presaging the character Dorothea; a postscript or finale after the eighth book gives the post-history of the main characters.In general Middlemarch has retained its popularity and its status as one of the masterpieces of English fiction. Martin Amis has described it as the greatest novel in the English language. Digital Content>E-books>World History>UK,Ireland>Great Britain Hist, BDP Digital >16<

ISBN: 2940013111868

Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life! Middlemarch~~George-Eliot World History>Great Britain & Ireland Hist>Great Britain Hist NOOK Book (eBook), BDP

ISBN: 2940013111868

Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life! Middlemarch~~George-Eliot History>Great Britain & Ireland Hist>Great Britain Hist NOOK Book (eBook), BDP