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Arthur Hobson Quinn

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Description:Originally published as the biographical Introduction to Manhattan Press’s 1900 reprint of “Silas Marner,” this Kindle edition, equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 16 pages, describes the life and work of English novelist George Eliot (pen name of Marian Evans).Sample passages:(from “Part I. The Life of George Eliot”) This second marriage of George Eliot illustrates her character well. It was absolutely essential to her that she should have some one devoted to her and to whom she could be devoted. In this we see the true femininity of her nature. All through her life the necessity of affection and sympathy to her highly strung and sensitive disposition was apparent, and will explain much that is otherwise unexplainable in her life. Her religious feeling in later life was not strong, but her moral tone at all times was high, and she never lost a deep sense of reverence for the faith and customs she had abandoned. She was not handsome, her features being slightly heavy and strongly marked, but there seems to have been a charm in her expression which was lacking to her face when in repose. She was of a social disposition, but preferred to talk to one friend at a time, rather than to join in general conversation. In the famous Sunday afternoon receptions at the Priory, which were attended by the best literary society of the time, it was Mr. Lewes who was the real host and whose versatile conversation and suggestiveness made them the social successes they were.(from “Part II. The Work of George Eliot”) George Eliot’s novels are examples of true realism. We feel as we read “Adam Bede” or “Silas Marner” that we are touching life, that we are watching the growth of real human character, working and developing under probable circumstances. We are not forced constantly to make excuses for the improbable actions of fanciful characters, or the irrational introduction of impossible incidents “because we are reading a romance,” for it is not a romance we are reading, it is reality. And it is not trivial, inconsequential life which is portrayed. We glean from her works some of the truest and the deepest knowledge of life ever put into literature by the pen of a novelist, and like a true realist, she does not teach man what he is by showing him what he might become, but teaches him what he might become by showing him what he is.About the author:Arthur Hobson Quinn (1875-1960) was professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania from 1895 to 1945. Other works include “Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography,” “Edith Wharton,” and “A History of the American Drama.”We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with George Eliot: A Brief Guide to Her Life and Word. To get started finding George Eliot: A Brief Guide to Her Life and Word, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Originally published as the biographical Introduction to Manhattan Press’s 1900 reprint of “Silas Marner,” this Kindle edition, equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 16 pages, describes the life and work of English novelist George Eliot (pen name of Marian Evans).Sample passages:(from “Part I. The Life of George Eliot”) This second marriage of George Eliot illustrates her character well. It was absolutely essential to her that she should have some one devoted to her and to whom she could be devoted. In this we see the true femininity of her nature. All through her life the necessity of affection and sympathy to her highly strung and sensitive disposition was apparent, and will explain much that is otherwise unexplainable in her life. Her religious feeling in later life was not strong, but her moral tone at all times was high, and she never lost a deep sense of reverence for the faith and customs she had abandoned. She was not handsome, her features being slightly heavy and strongly marked, but there seems to have been a charm in her expression which was lacking to her face when in repose. She was of a social disposition, but preferred to talk to one friend at a time, rather than to join in general conversation. In the famous Sunday afternoon receptions at the Priory, which were attended by the best literary society of the time, it was Mr. Lewes who was the real host and whose versatile conversation and suggestiveness made them the social successes they were.(from “Part II. The Work of George Eliot”) George Eliot’s novels are examples of true realism. We feel as we read “Adam Bede” or “Silas Marner” that we are touching life, that we are watching the growth of real human character, working and developing under probable circumstances. We are not forced constantly to make excuses for the improbable actions of fanciful characters, or the irrational introduction of impossible incidents “because we are reading a romance,” for it is not a romance we are reading, it is reality. And it is not trivial, inconsequential life which is portrayed. We glean from her works some of the truest and the deepest knowledge of life ever put into literature by the pen of a novelist, and like a true realist, she does not teach man what he is by showing him what he might become, but teaches him what he might become by showing him what he is.About the author:Arthur Hobson Quinn (1875-1960) was professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania from 1895 to 1945. Other works include “Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography,” “Edith Wharton,” and “A History of the American Drama.”We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with George Eliot: A Brief Guide to Her Life and Word. To get started finding George Eliot: A Brief Guide to Her Life and Word, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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