{"product_id":"george-eliot-a-critical-study-of-her-life-writings-and-philosophy-paperback-9781108019613","title":"George Eliot; A Critical Study of her Life, Writings and Philosophy (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108019613","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGeorge Eliot\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Critical Study of her Life, Writings and Philosophy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCooke's Study seeks to prioritise the interpretation and criticism of Eliot's works, and offers a thorough examination of Eliot's writing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeorge Willis Cooke (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108019613, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 September 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e450 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.5 cm, 0.57 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAmerican Unitarian minister George Willis Cooke (1848–1923) worked for almost thirty years in Unitarian churches across the United States before turning full-time to scholarly pursuits in 1900. Cooke, a voracious reader who was largely self-taught, attended Meadville Theological School in Illinois but never graduated. A radical in theology and politics, he was drawn to the transcendentalist authors and in 1881 published a critical study of the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Cooke's George Eliot: A Critical Study of her Life, Writings and Philosophy (1883) probably emerged from those same philosophical impulses. The book was published just after Blind's biography, but Cooke asserts that with a small exception his work was complete when hers appeared; moreover, his study prioritises the act of 'interpreting and criticising [Eliot's] teachings' over the details of her life, and the book's organisation reflects this hierarchy, giving insights into the contemporary reception of George Eliot.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Early life\u003cbr\u003e 2. Translator and editor\u003cbr\u003e 3. Marriage\u003cbr\u003e 4. Career as an author\u003cbr\u003e 5. Personal characteristics\u003cbr\u003e 6. Literary traits and tendencies\u003cbr\u003e 7. Theory of the novel\u003cbr\u003e 8. Poetic methods\u003cbr\u003e 9. Philosophic attitude\u003cbr\u003e 10. Distinctive teachings\u003cbr\u003e 11. Religious tendencies\u003cbr\u003e 12. Ethical spirit\u003cbr\u003e 13. Earlier novels\u003cbr\u003e 14. Romola\u003cbr\u003e 15. Felix Holt and Middlemarch\u003cbr\u003e 16. Daniel Deronda\u003cbr\u003e 17. The Spanish Gypsy and other poems\u003cbr\u003e 18. Later essays\u003cbr\u003e 19. The analytic method\u003cbr\u003e 20. The limitations of her thought\u003cbr\u003e 21. Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20c%201800%20to%20c%201900%20%20%5BDSBF%5D%22\"\u003eDSBF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265948012824,"sku":"9781108019613","price":34.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108019613i_6bd701ec-cbed-4fd5-806f-75bae3107f2d.jpg?v=1694869547","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/george-eliot-a-critical-study-of-her-life-writings-and-philosophy-paperback-9781108019613","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}