George Eliot
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Contents: Scenes of Clerical Life (1858): The Sad Fortunes of the Rev. Amos Barton, Mr. Gilfil's Love Story, Janet's Repentance Adam Bede (1859) The Lifted Veil (1859) The Mill on the Floss (1860) Silas Marner, the Weaver of Raveloe (1861) Romola (1863) Brother Jacob (1864) Felix Holt, the Radical (1866) The Spanish Gypsy (1868) Middlemarch (1871/72) The Legend of Jubal, and Other Poems (1874): The Legend of Jubal, Agatha, Armgart, How Lisa Loved...
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Table of Contents:
Novels:
Adam Bede
The Mill on the Floss
Silas Marner
Romola
Felix Holt, the Radical
Middlemarch
Daniel Deronda
Short Stories:
Scenes of Clerical Life
The Lifted Veil
Brother Jacob
Poetry:
The Spanish Gypsy
The Legend of Jubal and Other Poems:
The Legend of Jubal
Agatha
Armgart
How Lisa Loved the King
A Minor Prophet
Brother and Sister
Stradivarius
A College Breakfast-Party
Two Lovers
Self and Life
Sweet Endings Come and Go, Love
The...
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Em "O Moinho à Beira do Rio Floss" Eliot recria um singelo mundo campestre, habitado por personagens imperfeitas que tentam viver num mundo cheio de expectativas. Entre estas personagens, constrangidas pelo socialmente aceite, surge a figura da impulsiva e arrebatada Maggie Tulliver, que aos olhos da nossa época é uma simples moça romântica, mas que, no pacato mundo banhado pelo rio Floss, é uma rebelde que ousa juntar aos quatro verbos que...
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Excerpt: "Since the death of George Eliot much public curiosity has been excited by the repeated allusions to, and quotations from, her contributions to periodical literature, and a leading newspaper gives expression to a general wish when it says that "this series of striking essays ought to be collected and reprinted, both because of substantive worth and because of the light they throw on the author's literary canons and predilections." In fact,...
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George Eliot's ‚ An English Dinner of Thanksgiving is excerpted from her 1859 novel‚ Adam Bede. In it, wealthy farmer Martin Poyser throws a feast at harvest-time for his assorted workers. Much beef is eaten and much ale is drank. Lusty toasting and singing ensues and the overall mood is one of thanksgiving for the blessings of an abundant harvest. A classic story that shows that while it is an American holiday, Thanksgiving dinner is a tradition...
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Middlemarch by George Eliot is a sweeping and intricately woven novel that unfolds in the fictional English town of Middlemarch. The narrative serves as a rich tapestry, interlacing the lives of a diverse cast of characters against the backdrop of a changing society in the early 19th century. At its core, Middlemarch is a multifaceted exploration of human nature, morality, and the complex interplay of individual lives within a community. The novel...
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"George Eliot: The Complete Works" is a literary treasure trove, encompassing the timeless brilliance of one of the Victorian era's most profound authors. Eliot's narratives resonate with universal truths, tackling love, ambition, and the perennial quest for meaning. This comprehensive anthology invites readers to navigate the human condition through the author's insightful gaze, exploring a world where characters come alive, societal norms are challenged,...
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When "Brother Jacob" was completed in 1864, it was published together with "The Lifted Veil" (1859) as a companion piece. "The Lifted Veil" is a dark fantasy about a young artist with clairvoyant abilities, and explores the science of the brain, mesmerism, phrenology, as well as themes of fate, and the mysteries of life and life after death. "Brother Jacob," a satirical modern fable, tells the story of a spiteful young man who is unsatisfied with...
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In this essay, originally published anonymously in The Westminster Review (1856), George Eliot examines the state of women's fiction in her time. She lamentingly argues that absurd and banal novels, written by well-to-do women of her time, do great disservice for the overall appreciation of women's intellectual capacities. Eliot divides 'silly novels by lady novelists' into several distinct categories: the mind-and-millinery species, the oracular...
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This 1884 volume republishes articles that first appeared in magazines prior to Eliot's fame as a novelist. Eliot herself selected and edited the articles prior to her death. Included as well are a number of "notes" written by Eliot for later expansion in her novels or simply to develop an idea for its own sake. Of these latter, "Judgments on Authors," "Story-telling," and "Value of Originality" are of exceptional interest.
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George Eliot's influential novel Middlemarch is, according to its subtitle, a "study of provincial life." At its center are the beautiful and inquisitive Dorothea Brooke and the ambitious young doctor Tertius Lydgate, who both have to abandon their idealist views when faced with the reality of daily life. In the novel, Eliot depicts small-town life in the 1830s with its class system, rivalries, and social restrictions in minute detail. She beautifully...
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George Eliot was one of the best writers of the 19th century, but By George, this was no man. Instead, George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Anne Evans, a skilled female novelist who wanted to make sure her work was taken seriously by using a masculine pen name. The practice was widely used in Europe in the 19th century, including by the Bronte sisters.
Regardless of her name, her work became well known in its time for realism and its psychological...
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George Eliot: Middlemarch Vollständige deutsche eBook-Neuausgabe (2022) mit über 180 verlinkten Fußnoten und Anmerkungen. George Eliots psychologischer Großroman ist ein Panoptikum der englischen Gesellschaft während des Übergangs vom landwirtschaftlichen zum industriellen Zeitalter (die Handlung spielt zwischen 1829 und 1832). Alte Ordnungen zerbröckeln, neue haben sich noch nicht etabliert. Spiegelgleich werden auf individueller Ebene die...
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In this essay, originally published anonymously in The Westminster Review (1856), George Eliot examines the state of women's fiction in her time. She lamentingly argues that absurd and banal novels, written by well-to-do women of her time, do great disservice for the overall appreciation of women's intellectual capacities within society.
Eliot divides 'silly novels by lady novelists' into several distinct categories: the mind-and-millinery species,...
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"Evangelical Teaching" is an insightful 1855 essay written by George Eliot (Marian Evans) and published in The Westminster Review. Here, Eliot explores ethical problems inherent in certain strands and styles of Christian evangelical teaching-particularly as displayed in the writings of one Dr. Cumming. While Eliot's critique is focused on the work of this particular preacher, her insights are enduringly pertinent for those interested in the politics...
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Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
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1 DVD (ca. 212 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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The tragic tale of Maggie Tulliver, the miller's daughter, who defies her embittered brother in standing by the man she loves - shocking the stifling society in which she lives - in an attempt to pursue her blighted dreams.
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distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas
Pub. Date
2007, c1985
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1 DVD (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Silas Marner was a man who had everything, until he lost it all. Falsely accused of theft and driven out of his town, Silas starts life anew. One day, upon arriving home, he discovers a child asleep on the hearth.
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WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
c2008
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1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Emily Watson stars in this powerful, emotional story about the choice between love and loyalty. As a child, Maggie Tulliver adores her brother Tom and desperately seeks his love and approval, but never receives it. While Tom grows up to be the kind of person the world approves of - dutiful and proud, Maggie becomes the kind of person the world judges harshly. A woman ahead of her time, brimming with intelligence and imagination, Maggie is difficult...
40) Daniel Deronda
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2003
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1 DVD (210 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Daniel Deronda is a sensitive, intelligent, young man haunted by secrets that shroud his birth. Gwendolen Harleth is a beautiful gambler short on cash. When the two meet, sparks fly.