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Middlemarch (Norton Critical Editions)by George Eliot
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:For this new edition, the text has been reset in a larger typeface for ease of reading. "Backgrounds" helps readers understand Eliot's ideas on life and art with generous selections from her letters, journals, essays, and other fictional works. "Contemporary Reviews" records the impressions of Sidney Colvin, Henry James, Joseph Jacobs, and Leslie Stephen. "Recent Criticism" collects eleven essays-seven of them new to this edition-which center on the novel's major themes. Contributors include Mark Schorer, Jerome Beaty, Cherry Wilhelm, Robert Heilman, Lee R. Edwards, Alan Mintz, T. R. Wright, Matthew Rich, Alan Shelston, and Claudia Moscovici. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are included. Book News Annotation:The 1874 edition of Eliot's novel—the last version corrected by
the author—is presented here with extensive footnotes. A
background section features Eliot's ideas on life and art with
selections from letters, journals, essays, and fiction. Five reviews
record Middlemarch's initial reception, and a recent criticism
section features 11 essays—seven of them new to the second
edition< -->centering on the novel's major themes. An Eliot
chronology is included. Hornback is emeritus professor of English,
University of Michigan, and humanities professor, Bellarmine College,
Louisville. No index.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:This edition of "Middlemarch" is based on George Eliot's 1874 edition, the last corrected by the author. Explanatory notes help readers understand both the world of Middlemarch and the manner of Eliot's art. The history of critical response to Middlemarch is represented also. Synopsis:The text of Middlemarch is that of the 1874 edition, the last corrected by the author. Synopsis:'\'\\\'The text of Middlemarchis that of the 1874 edition, the last corrected by the author.\\\\n \\\'\'' About the AuthorBert G. Hornback is emeritus professor of English at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he received two university awards for distinguished teaching. Since 1992, he is professor of humanities at Bellarmine College in Louisville. He is the author of five books on nineteenth-century English fiction, past president of the Dickens Society, and director of the Center for the Advancement of Peripheral Thought. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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