George Eliot Summary

George Eliot (1819 - 1880) (Pseudonym of Mary Ann—or Marian—Evans) English novelist, essayist, poet, editor, short story writer, and translator. George Eliot: Introduction George Eliot: ... Read more

Biography EssayThe most learned and respected novelist of the late Victorian period, George Eliot suffered a decline in reputation after her death and into the early twentieth century because the biog... Read more

The most learned and respected novelist of the later Victorian period, George Eliot suffered a decline in reputation after her death and into the early twentieth century because the biography stitched... Read more

George Eliot wrote nearly all of her nonfiction prose during two widely separated periods in her life. As Marian Evans, in her mid thirties, she produced more than sixty critical essays that appeared ... Read more

In the following essay, Hurley contends that George Eliot's characters seek immortality through the family rather than through religion. If the novelist seeks to explain life, one of the things... Read more

In the following excerpt, Mann examines the importance of Wordsworth's influence on George Eliot's poem "The Legend of Jubal, " and shows that both writers consider sound a... Read more

In the following excerpt, Neufeldt compares The Spanish Gypsy with several of Eliot's novels in order to trace the emotional and spiritual progression of Eliot's heroines. It has been su... Read more

In the following excerpt, Lisle argues that while Eliot's poems are flawed, they are nevertheless worth pursuing as avenues to understanding George Eliot and her novels. One of the greatest Eng... Read more

In the following excerpt, Ragussis explores the idea of woman as the daughter, or preserver, of a race, and the historical implications of Jewish culture in Eliot's The Spanish Gypsy. Fedalma i... Read more

In the following assessment of The Spanish Gypsy, the reviewer argues that the poem "must be considered rather as a highly poetic work elaborated in the prose method, than as a production stric... Read more

In the following excerpt, Cleveland contends that Eliot's verses lack the lyricism and vision which, she argues, are marks of genuine poetry. I come at once to the consideration of George Eliot... Read more

In the following excerpt, Newton asserts that Don Silva, a rebellious character in Eliot's The Spanish Gypsy, is a strong example of a Byronic egoist. Though almost all critics of George Eliot ... Read more

In the following excerpt, Blake argues that the poem "Armgart" centers around the conflict between love and art that exists for female artists. A more indefatigable and psychologically a... Read more