George Eliot

by Jan Jedrzejewski

Book Overview

As a woman in an illegal marriage, publishing under a male pseudonym, George Eliot was one of the most successful yet controversial writers of the Victorian period. Today she is considered a key figure for women's writing and her novels, including The Mill on the Floss and Middlemarch, are commonly ranked as literary classics.

This guide to Eliot's enduringly popular work offers:

an accessible introduction to the contexts and many interpretations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415202507
• ISBN13: 9780415202503
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 8.4"