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An edition of Impressions of Theophrastus Such (1800)

Impressions of Theophrastus Such

miscellaneous essays

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"Impressions of Theophrastus Such, published in 1879, marks the end of George Eliot's career and the end of her life with George Henry Lewes. In many ways this fable is a final testimony to her brilliance, and yet it is puzzling that it has traditionally been judged as inferior to her other works. It remains, on the contrary, a significant reflection of her earlier works and an experiment apart from them." "As Nancy Henry points out in her comprehensive introduction, this book goes beyond even Daniel Deronda in positing the role of collective memory in the future of national cultures and the power of literary texts in creating and preserving both. It is a complex and deeply intelligent synthesis of Eliot's previous great works as well as an interesting departure from them. It signals the culmination of her development as a writer of organic form and the beginning of what could be termed an early modernist experimentation through fragmentation of form." "In eight dexterous chapters, Theophrastus reflects on the habits of his contemporaries - on their tendency to romanticize past ages, the ruthless nature of scholarly debate, the mocking of traditionally revered works of the absurdity of decadence in art, and the justification for Jewish and other modern nationalisms. As the character of Theophrastus emerges and coheres, the mature and accomplished George Eliot asks what has become of nineteenth-century English culture while speculating on how it might adapt and survive."--BOOK JACKET.

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Impressions of Theophrastus Such
October 28, 2006, BiblioBazaar
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Impressions of Theophrastus Such
1994, University of Iowa Press
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Impressions of Theophrastus Such
1886, George Munro
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Impressions of Theophrastus Such
1880, Harper & brothers
Cover of: Impressions of Theophrastus Such.
Cover of: Impressions of Theophrastus Such
Impressions of Theophrastus Such
1879, Harper & brothers
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Impressions of Theophrastus Such
1879, W. Blackwood and sons
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The complete works of George Eliot

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342 p., [4] leaves of plates :

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OL7059667M
Internet Archive
impressionstheop00elioiala
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9443484

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IT is my habit to give an account to myself of the characters I meet with: can I give any true account of my own?
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