{"product_id":"middlemarch-a-study-of-provincial-life-paperback-2","title":"Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Eliot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGregory Maertz\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e George Eliot's \u003cem\u003eMiddlemarch\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the classic novels of English literature and was admired by Virginia Woolf as \"one of the few English novels written for grown-up people.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e George Eliot's \u003cem\u003eMiddlemarch\u003c\/em\u003e (1871-72) is one of the classic novels of English literature and was admired by Virginia Woolf as \"one of the few English novels written for grown-up people.\" The complex main plot and many subplots revolve around Dorothea Brooke, an ardent young woman, and her relationship to three men: Casaubon, a clergyman and scholar twice her age; Lydgate, an ambitious young doctor who shares Dorothea's enthusiasm for reform but whose flaws compromise his ambitions; and Will Ladislaw, a young man of mysterious origins, romantic temperament, and artistic inclinations. A female Bildungsroman and a study of character and society in the realistic mode pioneered by Balzac, \u003cem\u003eMiddlemarch\u003c\/em\u003e is also an historical novel that offers a panorama of English society in an era of social reform and political agitation. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This Broadview edition includes a critical introduction and a rich selection of contextual materials, including contemporary reviews of the novel, other writings by George Eliot (essays, reviews, and criticism), and historical documents pertaining to medical reform, religious freedom, and the advent of the railroads. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGregory Maertz\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Associate Professor of English at Saint John's University in New York City. He is the editor of \u003cem\u003eCultural Interactions in the Romantic Age\u003c\/em\u003e (SUNY Press, 1998). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 744\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middlemarch\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42167457644679,"sku":"9781551112336","price":39.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b0c4e6eefa5156e60bfdc53ff9c34348.webp?v=1733327787","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/middlemarch-a-study-of-provincial-life-paperback-2","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}