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1 online resource (234 pages). |
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Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series
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Anthem nineteenth century studies.
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| Contents |
Front Matter; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; I.A Language of the Nerves; II. Vibratory Moments; III. The George Eliot Reader; IV. Penetrating the 'Causal Nexus'; A NOTE ON THE TEXT; Main Matter; Part One: 'THE UTMOST INTRICACIES OF THE SOUL'S PATHWAYS'--SYNTAX AND INDIVIDUALITY; Chapter One: LISTENING FOR THE 'STRAIN OF SOLEMN MUSIC' IN THE MILL ON THE FLOSS; Chapter Two: AWAKENING THE 'MERE PULSATION OF DESIRE' IN SILAS MARNER; Chapter Three: ROMOLA AND THE 'PAIN IN RESISTANCE'; I. Associations of Force; II. Resisting Consciousness; III. Romola Apart. |
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Chapter Four: HEARING THE MANY WHISPERS 'IN THE ROAR OF HURRYING EXISTENCE' IN FELIX HOLT, THE RADICALI. Prosaic Rhythm; II. Emotional Pathways; III. Uncovering Felix in Felix Holt; Part Two: 'THE MERCY FOR THOSE SORROWS'--SYNTAX AND SYMPATHY; Chapter Five: THE INITIAL 'TRANSFORMATION OF PAIN INTO SYMPATHY' IN ADAM BEDE; Chapter Six: 'THE VIEW WHICH THE MIND TAKES OF A THING' IN ANTHONY TROLLOPE'S THE SMALL HOUSE AT ALLINGTON; I. 'A Conductor of the Mind': The Varying Languages of Realism; II. 'View after View' in The Small House at Allington. |
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Chapter Seven: MIDDLEMARCH AND THE STRUGGLE WITH THE 'EQUIVALENT CENTRE OF SELF'I. The Syntax of 'Too Early Yet'; II. Making a 'Place in Our Consideration'; Chapter Eight: DEVELOPING THE 'OUTER CONSCIENCE' IN DANIEL DERONDA; Conclusion; End Matter; NOTES; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One: Listening for the 'Strain of Solemn Music'in The Mill on the Floss; Chapter Two: Awakening the 'Mere Pulsation of Desire'in Silas Marner; Chapter Three: Romola and the 'Pain in Resistance'; Chapter Four: Hearing the Many Whispers 'in the Roar ofHurrying Existence' in Felix Holt, The Radical. |
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Chapter Five: The Initial 'Transformation of Pain intoSympathy' in Adam BedeChapter Six: 'The View Which the Mind Takes of a Thing' inAnthony Trollope's The Small House at Allington; Chapter Seven: Middlemarch and the Struggle with the'Equivalent Centre of Self '; Chapter Eight: Developing the 'Outer Conscience'in Daniel Deronda; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Other Victorian and Pre-Victorian Sources; Modern Sources; INDEX. |
| Summary |
Drawing on original manuscripts and Victorian psychological theory, this study shows that George Eliot was an author who shaped her sentences as carefully as she wanted her public to read them. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-203) and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Eliot, George, 1819-1880 -- Literary style.
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Eliot, George, 1819-1880. |
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Literary style. |
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Eliot, George, 1819-1880 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Women and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century.
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Women and literature. |
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England. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Didactic fiction, English -- History and criticism.
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Didactic fiction, English. |
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English language -- Usage.
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English language -- Usage. |
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1800 - 1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Raines, Melissa Anne. George Eliot's Grammar of Being. London : Anthem Press, ©2011 9780857289681 |
| ISBN |
9780857288585 (electronic book) |
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085728858X (electronic book) |
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9780857289681 |
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0857289683 |
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9786613377197 |
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