Middlemarch

von George Eliot

928 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The most ambitious narrative of nineteenth-century realism, Middlemarch tells the story of an entire town in the years leading up to the Reform Bill of 1832, a time when modern methods were starting to challenge old orthodoxies.Set in a fictitious English Midlands town from 1829 to 1832,It follows distinct, intersecting stories with many characters. Issues include the status of women, the nature of marriage, idealism, self-interest, religion, hypocrisy, political reform, and education. Despite comic elements, Middlemarch uses realism to encompass historical events.

• Themen: Belletristik Allgemein, nicht nach Genre
• ISBN: 9788194619000
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 22.05.2020
• Größe: 198 x 129 mm
• Verlag: Delhi Open Books