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"Set in late fifteenth-century Italy, in the Renaissance Florence of Machiavelli and the Medicis, Romola (1862-3) is the most exotic and adventurous of George Eliot's novels. It reconstructs a turning-point in the intellectual history of Europe by charting the career and martyrdom of the charismatic religious leader Savonarola, who rebelled against the humanist spirit of the age and burned books on a 'bonfire of vanities'. Interwoven with these momentous public events is the personal story of Romola de' Bardi, the most inspirational of George Eliot's heroines, and Tito Melema, the most unscrupulous of her villains." "Of all her novels, Romola was Eliot's favourite: 'I felt some wonder that anyone should think I had written anything better', she was later to remark: 'I could swear by every sentence as having been written with my best blood.'" "The text is taken from the authoritative Clarendon edition. The notes provide biographical information on the numerous historical figures in the novel, identify quotations and literary, biblical, and mythological allusions, explain historical and topographical references, and give translations of all Italian words and phrases."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
| ISBN-13 | 9780192829641 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0192829645 |
| Weight | 0.76 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 1.25 x 4.75 x 7.25 In |
| List Price | $7.95 |
| Format | - |
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| Pages | 652 pages |
| Publisher | Oxford Univ Pr |
| Published On | 1994-08-18 |
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