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Romola (1862–63) is a historical novel written by English author Mary Ann Evans under the pen name of George Eliot set in the fifteenth century. It is "a deep study of life in the city of Florence from an intellectual, artistic, religious, and social point of view". [1]
Romola, novel by George Eliot, first published in 1862–63 in The Cornhill Magazine. The book was published in three volumes in 1863. Set in Florence at the end of the 15th century and scrupulously researched, the novel weaves into its plot the career of the reformer Girolamo Savonarola and the.
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.
Jun 17, 2017 · Romola (1862– 63) is today perhaps the least known, and thus, the least read of George Eliot‘s novels. Yet in her lifetime it enjoyed much critical acclaim, though it was not a favorite of readers even back then.
Jan 25, 2022 · "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.
Dec 24, 2007 · Romola Credits: Nick Hodson Language: English: LoC Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature: Subject: Historical fiction Subject: Psychological fiction Subject: Domestic fiction Subject: Married women -- Fiction Subject: Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498 -- Fiction Subject: Women -- Italy -- Florence -- Fiction Subject: Greeks ...
Romola is the least read of George Eliot's novels, yet in her lifetime it had great critical acclaim, from Henry James for instance. It had little public success however, and, like readers of earlier generations, we moderns find it difficult to get into, requiring a great deal of patience.
In 1863, Eliot published Romola. Set against the political intrigue of Florence, Italy, of the 1490's, the book chronicles the spiritual journey of a passionate young woman....
Jan 1, 1997 · 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...
Dec 24, 2007 · The larger of the two TXT files is what you need to read the book using yBook. To create an audiobook, using for instance Text Aloud MP3, download the ZIP file and unpack it. The smaller of the two TXT files contains full instructions for creating audiobooks. This is a very long description of life in Italy round about the year 1500.
