The Quest for Anonymity: The Novels of George EliotIn a new treatment of Eliot's booklength fiction, Alley argues that from the very moment she adopted a male pseudonym through to the major epic and tragic novels of her later life, the transcendence of fame was her major consideration. Focusing on one novel in each chapter, the study shows how the plights of Eliot's heroines and heroes do not end in frustration but in an affirmation of anonymous achievement, "the growing good of the world." For Eliot, heroism emerges through disclosure, rather than grandly executed action, and since the revelation requires discerning effort on the part of those watching, both observer and observed are celebrated. |
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Page 90
... immediate obser- vation and classical acumen that Eliot strove to convey in her own work . More specifically , his ... immediately , the classical lesson beneath the minu- tiae of the present , and he , like Mr. Cleves , Mr. Irwine , and ...
... immediate obser- vation and classical acumen that Eliot strove to convey in her own work . More specifically , his ... immediately , the classical lesson beneath the minu- tiae of the present , and he , like Mr. Cleves , Mr. Irwine , and ...
Page 137
... immediate effects of the mock - heroic characterization are very much like those of " The Rape of the Lock . " But there is more here than meets the " eye . " The narrator has a chatty familiarity with his or her source , who seems , in ...
... immediate effects of the mock - heroic characterization are very much like those of " The Rape of the Lock . " But there is more here than meets the " eye . " The narrator has a chatty familiarity with his or her source , who seems , in ...
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... immediately afterwards , as well as her " forgetfulness of everything but the immediate impres- sion " ( ch . 35 , 473 ) . In this sense , Gwendolen is a better vessel of poetry than even Mordecai , since " the chief poetic energy " is ...
... immediately afterwards , as well as her " forgetfulness of everything but the immediate impres- sion " ( ch . 35 , 473 ) . In this sense , Gwendolen is a better vessel of poetry than even Mordecai , since " the chief poetic energy " is ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 9 |
Scenes of Clerical Life and the Art of Indirect | 27 |
Heroic Perception in Adam Bede | 40 |
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