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Impressions of Theophrastus Such
George Eliot
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Impressions of Theophrastus Such is a work of fiction by George Eliot, first published in 1879. It was Eliot's last published writing and her most experimental, taking the form of a series of literary essays by an imaginary minor scholar whose eccentric character is revealed through his work. (Summary from Wikipedia)
Impressions of Theophrastus Such is a work of fiction by George Eliot, first published in 1879. It was Eliot's last published writing and her most experimental, taking the form of a series of literary essays by an imaginary minor scholar whose eccentric character is revealed through his work. (Summary from Wikipedia)
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Impressions of Theophrastus Such
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George Eliot is one of my favorite Victorian authors. This book gives a series of character studies and I found it so intriguing and educational about the types of people that she presumably encountered in her circles of enlightened thought. I especially liked the character study of a woman who had
This is not a book about idyllic life in English countryside interrupted by sudden arrival of a mysterious stranger with obscure past or handsome clergyman. This is not a novel, but a collection of reflections on ancient Roman and Greek art, philosophy, human character , modern machines and English
More a pendent to Eliot's other writing than the distillation of a lifetime's wisdom, but always interesting. The book is a series of character-sketches, sometimes almost novelistic in their suggestiveness and breadth. In 'So Young!', Ganymede, who imagines himself forever the benjamin, marries an o
Making my way through Eliot, had this as an ILL from my local library. So even though this is her last "novel", I read it now. Glad I got it out of the way, and it was not my last impression of Eliot's writing.
Thankfully had the U of IA Press edition, with a wonderful Intro, and Notes, from Eliot s
Very difficult to read set of essays masquerading as character studies, or so it seems to me. It seems to be a way for Eliot to express her own opinions through the character of Theophrastus Such. The essays near the end were more interesting to me. In one, she speculates about the continued develop