书目

Daniel Deronda

内容简介

ThePenguinEnglishLibraryEditionofDanielDerondabyGeorgeEliot.'WhatcanIdo?...Imustgetupinthemorninganddowhateveryoneelsedoes.Itisalllikeadancesetbeforehand.Iseemtoseeallthatcanbe-andIamtiredandsickofit.Andtheworldisallconfusiontome'GeorgeEliot'slast,mostcontroversialnovelopensasthespoiledGwendolenHarleth,poisedataroulettetableabouttothrowawayasmallfortune,captivatesDanielDeronda.Astheirlivesbecomeintertwined,theyarealsotransformedbysuffering,misfortune,revelationsandDaniel'sfascinationwiththeJewishsingerMirah.DanielDerondashockedVictorianreaderswithitsportrayaloftheJewishexperienceinBritishsociety,andremainsamovingandepicportrayalofhumanpassions.ThePenguinEnglishLibrary-100editionsofthebestfictioninEnglish,fromtheeighteenthcenturyandtheveryfirstnovelstothebeginningoftheFirstWorldWar.

作者简介

MaryAnnEvans(GeorgeEliot)(1819-80)wasaphilosopher,journalistandtranslatorbeforeshebecameanovelist,herfirststoriesbeingpublishedin1856.Sheledanunconventionallife,co-editingtheliberaljournalTheWestminsterReviewforthreeyearsandlivingfortwentyyearswiththemarriedmanandphilosopherGeorgeHenryLewes.Hernovelsareamongthegreatestofthenineteenthcentury.SilasMarner,MiddlemarchandDanielDerondaarealsopublishedinthePenguinEnglishLibrary.

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