The Cambridge Companion to George Eliot (Cambridge Companions to Literature) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 052166473X ISBN 13: 9780521664738

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2001

Synopsis

This volume of specially commissioned essays provides accessible introductions to all aspects of George Eliot's writing by some of the most distinguished new and established scholars and critics of Victorian literature. The essays are comprehensive, scholarly and lucidly written, and at the same time offer original insights into the work of one of the most important Victorian novelists, and into her complex and often scandalous career. With its supplementary material, including a chronology and a guide to further reading, this Companion is an invaluable tool for scholars and students alike.

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Review

"Provides helpful overviews of central issues in George Eliot's art." Studies in English Literature

"Throughout, the language is appropriate for the intended audience, so readers new to Eliot will find the volume helpful." CHOICE Dec 2001

"These two volumes [are] each highly impressive in its own way ... truly a friendly volume ... The reader of these volumes will find interest, sympathy, and (most importantly) critical imaginatin, to open us cheeringly to new readings of the fictions of George Eliot." Victorian Studies

"Splendid...[an] excellent work." Victorian Periodicals Review

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052166473X
• ISBN 13: 9780521664738
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 268
• Editor: Levine George