The English novelist and poet George Meredith (1828-1909) concentrated on detailed character development and witty intellectual discussion. His narrative style is often highly metaphorical, allusive, and aphoristic. George Meredith was born on Feb. 12, 1...
Between 1856 and 1895, George Meredith published fifteen novels as well as long short stories or novellas, taking as his special subject the instability of human relationships within a sharply conceived but usually arbitrary social context. As a novelist...
Between 1856 and 1895, George Meredith published fifteen novels and a number of long short stories or novellas, taking as his special subject the instability of human relationships within a sharply conceived but usually arbitrary social context. As a nov...
The Egoist is a tragicomical novel by George Meredith published in 1879. The novel recounts the story of self-absorbed Sir Willoughby Patterne and his attempts at marriage; jilted by his first bride-to-be, he vacillates between the sentimental Laetitia...
German literature abounds with philosophically oriented novels. Mann's Magic Mountain, Kafka's Castle, Roth's Hiob, and Hesse's Magister Ludi spring to mind. But whereas in these works philosophic content is woven into the story or plot, in Der Egoist the story, such as it is,...
Chanel Launches Egoiste To launch a new men's fragrance, or even relaunch an old one (Bois Noir) by updating it with a new name (Egoiste) is no mean task. Chanel, however, has proved it can be done and has succeeded in a most...
Earlier this year I evolved to become a metrogeek. A long-time Mac user, I’ve managed to get in touch with my PC side.I now have a Windows laptop on my desk right beside my beloved Mac. Surprisingly, the two have managed to co-exist quite peacefully....
