{"product_id":"george-eliot-a-very-short-introduction-9780198864325","title":"George Eliot: A Very Short Introduction","description":"\u003cem\u003eVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGeorge Eliot pushed the boundaries of fiction and of Victorian society. She was an extraordinary woman whose unconventional life meant that she was judged harshly by family, friends, and strangers. Eliot wanted to draw attention to the feelings and motivations of ordinary people, so that we might feel more generous towards each other. But human beings are complex, and to capture that complexity Eliot drew on an astonishing range of philosophical, psychological, and scientific ideas. She hoped her work might do good, yet she was clear-eyed about the limits of both human sympathy and the novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e, Juliette Atkinson explores the ideas feeding Eliot's fiction and looks at the literary techniques - such as narrative voice, genre, imagery, structure, and syntax - that she used to embody them. These shape her recurrent themes: the stifling nature of gossip, the hardships experienced by commonplace individuals, the duty of practising fellow-feeling and the difficulty of doing so. Atkinson argues that George Eliot was a social outcast who became a sage, through the creation of some of the most influential novels ever written in English. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: The\u003cem\u003e Very Short Introductions\u003c\/em\u003e series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJuliette Atkinson, \u003cem\u003eProfessor of English, University College London\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProfessor Juliette Atkinson is Professor of English at University College London. Her books include \u003cem\u003eVictorian Biography Reconsidered\u003c\/em\u003e (2010), \u003cem\u003eFrench Novels and the Victorians\u003c\/em\u003e (2017), and editions of \u003cem\u003eThe Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/em\u003e for Oxford World's Classics. She is also the Victorian-Present editor for the \u003cem\u003eReview of English Studies\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51572431225106,"sku":"9780198864325","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bedcba3d-d345-461c-9a3f-2f9335d948e2.jpg?v=1755860951","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/george-eliot-a-very-short-introduction-9780198864325","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}