Romola

George Eliot, Dorothea Barrett, Dorothea Barrett

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Penguin Classics
27 June 1996

One of George Eliot's most ambitious and imaginative novels and the one she thought her best

One of George Eliot's most ambitious and imaginative novels, Romola is set in Renaissance Florence during the turbulent years following the expulsion of the powerful Medici family during which the zealous religious reformer Savonarola rose to control the city. At its heart is Romola, the devoted daughter of a blind scholar, married to the clever but ultimately treacherous Tito whose duplicity in both love and politics threatens to destroy everything she values, and she must break away to find her own path in life. Described by Eliot as 'written with my best blood', the story of Romola's intellectual and spiritual awakening is a compelling portrayal of a Utopian heroine, played out against a turbulent historical backdrop.

By: George Eliot
Introduction by: Dorothea Barrett
Edited by: Dorothea Barrett
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 468g
ISBN: 9780140434705
ISBN 10: 0140434704
Pages: 688
Publication Date: 27 June 1996
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

George Eliot (1819-1880), is the author of Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Silas Mariner (1861) and Middlemarch (1872). Dorothea Barrett received her PhD in Literature from Cambridge University (UK). She has been teaching for NYU in Florence since the Fall 2001 and offers Postmodern Fiction: International Perspective and Survey of Modern Italian Literature .