170 Pages
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Routledge
170 Pages
by
Routledge
170 Pages
by
Routledge
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The position of George Eliot’s poetry within Victorian poetry and within her own canon is crucial for an accurate picture of the writer, as Wendy S. Williams shows in her in-depth examination of Eliot’s poetry and her role as poetess. Williams argues that even more clearly than her fiction, Eliot’s poetry reveals the development of her belief in sympathy as a replacement for orthodox religious... Read more
Acknowledgments, Introduction, 1. The Poetess Tradition, 2. Prophet of Sympathy, 3. Sexual Politics in Poetry, 4. Mother to the Nation, 5. The Future of George Eliot Studies, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Wendy Williams is Visiting Assistant Professor in the John V. Roach Honors College at Texas Christian University, USA.
'In George Eliot, Poetess, Wendy Williams contributes in a meaningful way to two neglected areas of George Eliot scholarship: her poetry and her religious intention. ... Williams expands the boundaries of George Eliot scholarship in significant ways. ... All who teach George Eliot, consider themselves Eliot scholars, or are simply interested in her work would benefit from this text.' Victorian Periodicals Review
