The life story of the Victorian novelist George Eliot is as dramatic and complex as her best plots. This new assessment of her life and work combines recent biographical research with penetrating literary criticism, resulting in revealing new interpretations of her literary work.
This study situates George Eliot's life and work within the contexts of mid- nineteenth-century British colonialism and imperialism.
The book offers an insightful exploration of Eliot's novels, highlighting their intellectual depth and emotional resonance within the Victorian era. It aims to make these complex works more approachable for students, providing context and analysis that illuminate the themes and characters. Through this examination, readers can better appreciate Eliot's contributions to literature and the social issues of her time.
This Rough Magic: At Home on the Columbia Slough is a story of a magical, much-maligned 19 mile waterway in the industrial heart of Portland, Oregon.
Exploring the intersection of gender, literature, and finance in Victorian Britain, this book examines how women engaged with investment culture during a time of economic change. It highlights the roles women played in shaping financial narratives and how literature reflected and influenced societal attitudes towards female investors. By analyzing various texts and historical contexts, the work reveals the complexities of women's financial agency and the cultural implications of their participation in the investment landscape.
Victorian Literary Cultures: Studies in Textual Subversion is an anthology featuring leading critical voices, including such figures as Nancy Henry, Julian Wolfreys, Ira Nadel, Joseph Wiesenfarth, and William Baker, among others, as they address ideas of subversion in nineteenth-century literature.