Download or read book Original Copy written by Robert Macfarlane and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-03-08 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '"Originality" is only plagiarizing from a great many', remarked Rupert Brooke, stealing the line from Voltaire. Questions of originality, and accusations of plagiarism, are as old as literature, but different literary cultures have interpreted the relationship between originality and plagiarism in startlingly dissimilar ways.Original Copy investigates and documents the drastic reappraisal of literary originality and plagiarism which occurred over the course of the nineteenth century: from the heroic visions of original authorship that characterised the 1820s and 1830s, through to the stickle-brick creativity of Oscar Wilde and Lionel Johnson at the century's end. It reveals how ideas of originality and plagiarism were not only a theoretical concern of Victorian commentators on literature, but also providedmany important Victorian writers - Eliot, Dickens, Reade, Pater, Wilde, and Lionel Johnson among them - with a creative resource. Moving between numerous different fields of thought and knowledge - literary criticism, the history of science, manuscript culture, anthropology - and written in a supple andelegant style, this book shows that the ideas of originality and plagiarism were the subjects of nineteenth-century literature, as well as what it was subject to.
Download or read book Middlemarch written by George Elliott and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2009-03-09 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extraordinary masterpiece written from personal experience, Middlemarch is a deep psychological observation of human nature that revolves around the issues of love, jealousy, and obligation. Eliot's feminist views are apparent through the novel: she stresses the fact that women should control their own lives.
Download or read book George Eliot written by George Willis Cooke and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Quote Sleuth written by Anthony W. Shipps and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tracer's goals are to identify the source of a quotation, to find or to produce detailed citation based on a reliable edition of the work, to find an authoritative text of the passage being traced, and to do all this in the shortest time possible and with the least possible amount of effort.
Download or read book My Life in Middlemarch written by Rebecca Mead and published by Crown. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New Yorker writer revisits the seminal book of her youth--Middlemarch--and fashions a singular, involving story of how a passionate attachment to a great work of literature can shape our lives and help us to read our own histories. Rebecca Mead was a young woman in an English coastal town when she first read George Eliot's Middlemarch, regarded by many as the greatest English novel. After gaining admission to Oxford, and moving to the United States to become a journalist, through several love affairs, then marriage and family, Mead read and reread Middlemarch. The novel, which Virginia Woolf famously described as "one of the few English novels written for grown-up people," offered Mead something that modern life and literature did not. In this wise and revealing work of biography, reporting, and memoir, Rebecca Mead leads us into the life that the book made for her, as well as the many lives the novel has led since it was written. Employing a structure that deftly mirrors that of the novel, My Life in Middlemarch takes the themes of Eliot's masterpiece--the complexity of love, the meaning of marriage, the foundations of morality, and the drama of aspiration and failure--and brings them into our world. Offering both a fascinating reading of Eliot's biography and an exploration of the way aspects of Mead's life uncannily echo that of Eliot herself, My Life in Middlemarch is for every ardent lover of literature who cares about why we read books, and how they read us.
Download or read book George Eliot written by William Baker and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More accurately, perhaps, a historical bibliography. Baker (English and libraries, Northern Illinois U.) and Ross (Massey U., New Zealand) provide extensive detail of the earlier British and American editions of the literary work and other writings by Eliot (1819-80), from their first publication to the time of her death. They also include later printings from plates of editions that had first appeared during her life time, especially those on which she might have had some influence. The reference would interest book collectors and historians of books more than scholars of literature. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Middlemarch written by George Eliot and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On April 10, 1994, PBS stations nationwide will air the first episode of a lavish six-part Masterpiece Theatre production of Eliot's brilliant work, Middlemarch, hosted by Russell Baker and produced by Louis Marks. The Modern Library is pleased to offer this official companion edition, complete with tie-in art and printed on acid-free paper. Unabridged.
Download or read book Closing Time written by Joe Queenan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-04-16 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An affecting memoir from one of America's most provocative humorists Over the past two decades, Joe Queenan has established himself as a scourge of everything that is half-baked, half-witted, and halfhearted in American culture. In Closing Time, Queenan turns his sights on a more serious and a more personal topic: his childhood in a Philadelphia housing project in the early 1960s. By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Closing Time recounts Queenan's Irish Catholic upbringing in a family dominated by his erratic, alcoholic father, and his long flight away from the dismal confines of his neighborhood into the greater, wide world. A story about salvation and escape, Closing Time has at its heart the makings of a classic American autobiography.
Download or read book Daniel Deronda written by George Eliot and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Anthology and the Rise of the Novel written by Leah Price and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-17 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anthology and the Rise of the Novel, first published in 2000, brings together two traditionally antagonistic fields, book history and narrative theory, to challenge established theories of 'the rise of the novel'. Leah Price shows that far from leveling class or gender distinctions, as has long been claimed, the novel has consistently located them within its own audience. Shedding new light on Richardson and Radcliffe, Scott and George Eliot, this book asks why the epistolary novel disappeared, how the book review emerged, why eighteenth-century abridgers designed their books for women while Victorian publishers marketed them to men, and how editors' reproduction of old texts has shaped authors' production of new ones. This innovative study will change the way we think not just about the history of reading, but about the genealogy of the canon wars, the future of intellectual property, and the role that anthologies play in our own classrooms.
Download or read book The Life of George Eliot Vol 1 3 written by George Eliot and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-18 with total page 727 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In George Eliot's monumental three-volume work 'The Life of George Eliot,' the author delves into the fascinating life of one of the most renowned novelists of the 19th century. Eliot's meticulous and insightful exploration of her own life as Mary Anne Evans showcases her immense talent for both storytelling and introspection. This biographical masterpiece not only provides readers with valuable insights into Eliot's personal experiences and struggles but also sheds light on the social and intellectual milieu of Victorian England. The seamless blend of biography and literary analysis makes this work a pivotal contribution to the study of George Eliot's life and works. Eliot's captivating narrative style draws readers into her world, making this biography a compelling and immersive read. George Eliot, known for her unconventional life choices and progressive views, brings a unique perspective to her own biography. Her deep understanding of human nature and social issues shines through in every page, creating a rich tapestry of insight and emotion. 'The Life of George Eliot' is a must-read for any lover of biography, literature, or Victorian history, offering a nuanced portrait of a complex and influential figure in literary history.
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Download or read book The World of Mr Casaubon written by Colin Kidd and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-31 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the intellectual contexts for Mr Casaubon, a central character in George Eliot's classic and much-loved novel Middlemarch.
Download or read book George Eliot written by Jean Arnold and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-03-09 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection brings together new articles by leading scholars who reappraise George Eliot in her bicentenary year as an interdisciplinary thinker and writer for our times. Here, researchers, students, teachers and the general public gain access to new perspectives on Eliot’s vast interests and knowledge, informed by the nineteenth-century British culture in which she lived. Examining Eliot’s wide-ranging engagement with Victorian historical research, periodicals, poetry, mythology, natural history, realism, the body, gender relations, and animal studies, these essays construct an exciting new interdisciplinary agenda for future Eliot studies.
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Download or read book The Complete Novels of George Eliot written by George Eliot and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-18 with total page 5357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Eliot's 'The Complete Novels of George Eliot' is a collection that showcases the author's literary brilliance and keen insight into human nature. Known for her deep psychological insights and realistic portrayals of Victorian society, Eliot's novels explore themes of morality, social class, and the complexity of human relationships. Her writing style is characterized by a rich and detailed prose, with characters that are complex and multi-dimensional, making her work a staple in English literature. George Eliot, a pen name for Mary Ann Evans, was a trailblazing female writer in a male-dominated literary world. Drawing from her own experiences and observations, Eliot's novels reflect her deep empathy for her characters and her passion for social reform. Her background as a translator and editor also contributed to her literary success, as she was able to weave together different narrative threads with finesse and precision. I highly recommend 'The Complete Novels of George Eliot' to readers interested in Victorian literature and exploring the complexities of human nature. Eliot's works continue to resonate with readers today, offering timeless insights into the human experience and the challenges of navigating society's expectations.
