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The Cambridge Introduction to George Eliot As the author ofThe Mill on the FlossandMiddlemarch, George Eliot was one of the most admired novelists of the Victorian period, and she remains a central figure in the literary canon today. She was the first woman to write the kind of political and philosophical fiction that had previously been a male preserve, combining rigorous intellectual ideas with a sensitive understanding of human relationships and making her one of the most important writers of the nineteenth century. This innovative introduction provides students with the religious, political, scientific and cultural contexts that they need to understand and appreciate her novels, stories, poetry and critical essays. Nancy Henry also traces the reception of her work to the present, surveying a range of critical and theoretical responses. Each novel is discussed in a separate section, making this the most comprehensive short introduction available to this important author. Nancy Henry is Associate Professor of English at the State University of New York at Binghamton. She is the author of, among other books, George Eliot and the British Empire(Cambridge, 2002; paperback edition, 2006).
Cambridge Introductions to Literature This series is designed to introduce students to key topics and authors. Accessible and lively, these introductions will also appeal to readers who want to broaden their understanding of the books and authors they enjoy. Ideal for students, teachers, and lecturers Concise, yet packed with essential information Key suggestions for further reading Titles in this series Eric BulsonThe Cambridge Introduction to James Joyce Warren ChernaikThe Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare’s History Plays John Xiros CooperThe Cambridge Introduction to T. S. Eliot Patrick CorcoranThe Cambridge Introduction to Francophone Literature Gregg CraneThe Cambridge Introduction to The Nineteenth-Century American Novel Kirk CurnuttThe Cambridge Introduction to F. Scott Fitzgerald Janette DillonThe Cambridge Introduction to Early English Theatre Janette DillonThe Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare’s Tragedies Penny GayThe Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare’s Comedies Jane GoldmanThe Cambridge Introduction to Virginia Woolf Kevin J. HayesThe Cambridge Introduction to Herman Melville Nancy HenryThe Cambridge Introduction to George Eliot Leslie HillThe Cambridge Introduction to Jacques Derrida David HoldemanThe Cambridge Introduction to W. B. Yeats Adrian HunterThe Cambridge Introduction to the Short Story in English C. L. InnesThe Cambridge Introduction to Postcolonial Literatures M. Jimmie KillingsworthThe Cambridge Introduction to Walt Whitman Pericles LewisThe Cambridge Introduction to Modernism Ronan McDonaldThe Cambridge Introduction to Samuel Beckett Wendy MartinThe Cambridge Introduction to Emily Dickinson Peter MessentThe Cambridge Introduction to Mark Twain David MorleyThe Cambridge Introduction to Creative Writing Ira Nadel
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