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Eliot's Middlemarch Dr Josie Billington

Eliot's Middlemarch par Dr Josie Billington

Eliot's Middlemarch Dr Josie Billington


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Résumé

Provides an introduction to the context, language, themes, criticism and afterlife of the novel Middlemarch. This guide presents an account of its critical reception. It also discusses the cultural afterlife including film and TV adaptations. It includes points for discussion and suggestions for further study.

Eliot's Middlemarch Résumé

Eliot's Middlemarch Dr Josie Billington

This is the ideal guide to reading and studying this complex and challenging novel.Middlemarch is one of the great classic novels of the Victorian age and has also been seen as a key turning point in the history of the genre. George Eliot's novel is widely studied and this guide will provide an introduction to its context, language, themes, criticism and afterlife, leading students to a more sophisticated understanding of the text.It is the ideal guide to reading and studying the novel, setting Middlemarch in its historical, intellectual and cultural contexts, offering analyses of its themes, style and structure, providing exemplary close readings, presenting an up-to-date account of its critical reception. It also discusses the cultural afterlife including film and TV adaptations. It includes points for discussion, suggestions for further study and an annotated guide to relevant reading.Continuum Reader's Guides are clear, concise and accessible introductions to key texts in literature and philosophy. Each book explores the themes, context, criticism and influence of key works, providing a practical introduction to close reading, guiding students towards a thorough understanding of the text. They provide an essential, up-to-date resource, ideal for undergraduate students.

Eliot's Middlemarch Avis

'An excellent and very thorough explication of the background and contexts, utilizing multiple critical perspectives, to illuminate the genius of one of the greatest of Victorian novels ... [this] book should be on every students shelf.' Professor William Baker, Northern Illinois University, USA.
The latest in Continuum's excellent series of 'Reader's Guides' ... [a] highly readable and clearly informative book. - Ian Brinton, The Use of English

À propos de Dr Josie Billington

Josie Billington is an Honorary Fellow in the English Department at the University of Liverpool, UK.

Sommaire

1. Contexts; 2. Language, Style and Form; 3. Reading Middlemarch; 4. Critical Reception and Publishing History; 5. Adaptation, interpretation and influence; 6. Guide to Further Reading; Index.

Informations supplémentaires

GOR003973907
9780826495525
0826495524
Eliot's Middlemarch Dr Josie Billington
Occasion - Très bon état
Broché
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20080411
144
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