The Life of George Eliot - Henry, Nancy
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Eliot's conviction that the best history of a writer is contained in his writings is more than a wise and quotable saying. The separation of biographical studies from literary interpretation has inevitably led to distortions and misinterpretations of her work. With chronologically ordered chapters, this book addresses the themes, events and situation that structured Eliot's life.
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…mehr

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Eliot's conviction that the best history of a writer is contained in his writings is more than a wise and quotable saying. The separation of biographical studies from literary interpretation has inevitably led to distortions and misinterpretations of her work. With chronologically ordered chapters, this book addresses the themes, events and situation that structured Eliot's life.
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.

A fresh look at George Eliot s captivating life story
Includes original new analysis of her writing
Deploys the latest biographical research
Combines literary criticism with biographical narrative to offer a rounded perspective
Autorenporträt
NANCY HENRY grew up along lakes and rivers in the South, where she developed a love for open water. For many years, she led a creative team that designed learning programs for national service and educational clients. Currently, she lives in Portland, Oregon, where she bikes, swims and enjoys volunteering.
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"...this learned, adventurous new biographer has changed the landscape of George Eliot studies." (The George Eliot Review, 1 November 2012)

"Driven neither by hero-worship or spite, Henry's "critical biography" demonstrates what treasure there is still to be found in even the most worked-over subjects. The trick is to ask the questions that everyone else assumed had been answered years ago." (The Guardian, 2 June 2012)

"Henry provides a useful reminder that that old-fashioned pejorative, adulteress, might have been applied to Eliot as well as to Agnes, and she provides a sensitive analysis of the novels in the light of that insight." (The New Yorker, 6 August 2012)