George Eliot: A Beginner's Guide (ABEG) - Softcover

Weatherburn, Jenny

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340857315 ISBN 13: 9780340857311

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 2003

Synopsis

George Eliot - A Beginner's Guide introduces you to the life and work of one of the greatest nineteenth-century novelists. In this guide Eliot's themes are explored with reference to her major novels. Both contemporary and modern critical approaches to her work are clearly considered and presented.

Jenny Weatherburn's wide-ranging text covers:

 the way in which Eliot's life influenced her writing

 Victorian attitudes - and the way in which Eliot's life-choices were at variance with the values she appeared to promote

 what to expect from her novels and how to approach them

 the style of Eliot's writing.

About this title

About the Author

Jenny has been teaching Eniglish for 30 years. She is currently the Head of English at the Royal School, Haslemere.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340857315
• ISBN 13: 9780340857311
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96