George Eliot's Romola, writes Robert Kiely in his Introduction, embodies the author's ""wrestling with her own best theories of history and human nature as a creative experiment of the highest order."" Set in Florence in 1492, a time of great political and religious turmoil, Eliot's novel blends vivid fictional characters with historical figures such as Savonarola, Machiavelli, and the Medicis. When Romola, the virtuous daughter of a blind scholar, marries Tito Melema, a charismatic young Greek, she is bound to a man whose escalating betrayals threaten to destroy all that she holds dear. Profoundly inspired by Savonarola's teachings, then crushed by the religious leader's ultimate failure, Romola finds her salvation in noble self-sacrifice. This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the 1878 Cabinet Edition.
By:
George Eliot, Emily S. Tai Introduction by:
Robert Kiely Imprint: Modern Library Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 202mm,
Width: 133mm,
Spine: 38mm
Weight: 553g ISBN:9780375761218 ISBN 10: 0375761217 Series:Modern Library Classics Pages: 656 Publication Date:01 October 2003 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for Romola
George Eliot's humanity colors all her other gifts--her humor, her morality, and her exquisite rhetoric. --Henry James
