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George Eliot

Godless Woman

  • Textbook
  • © 1993

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Authors:
  1. Brian Spittles
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Part of the book series: Writers in their Time (WRTI)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Obscurity to Eminence

    • Brian Spittles
    Pages 1-24

  3. The Female Thinker

    • Brian Spittles
    Pages 25-37

  4. The Female Novel

    • Brian Spittles
    Pages 38-60

  5. Towards a Godless Society

    • Brian Spittles
    Pages 61-87

  6. Education and Women’s Roles

    • Brian Spittles
    Pages 88-116

  7. The Altar of Mammon

    • Brian Spittles
    Pages 117-141

  8. Women, Jews and Bourgeois Hegemony

    • Brian Spittles
    Pages 142-170

  9. The Critical Crucible

    • Brian Spittles
    Pages 171-190

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 191-209
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About this book

This book considers George Eliot's individual stand on early feminist issues, why she 'lived in sin' but defended marriage, and was claimed by opposing political parties as their particular champion. It analyses the novels in relation to Eliot's own essays, letters and poetry, and with regard to extracts from contemporary feminist journals, parliamentary speeches, newspapers and magazines. The book produces an exciting picture of Victorian concerns and conflicts, largely from the perspective of the time. There are also chapters on Eliot's personal life, and the critical reception her work has received since its publication.

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