{"product_id":"george-eliot-and-nineteenth-century-science-the-make-believe-of-a-beginning-paperback-9780521335843","title":"George Eliot and Nineteenth-Century Science; The Make-Believe of a Beginning (Paperback) 9780521335843","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGeorge Eliot and Nineteenth-Century Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Make-Believe of a Beginning\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis study explores the ways in which George Eliot's involvement with contemporary scientific theory affected the evolution of her fiction.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSally Shuttleworth (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521335843, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 12 March 1987\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.56 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\"\u003eThis study explores the ways in which George Eliot's involvement with contemporary scientific theory affected the evolution of her fiction. Drawing on the work of such theorists as Comte, Spencer, Lewes, Bain, Carpenter, von Hartmann and Bernard, Dr Shuttleworth shows how, as Eliot moved from Adam Bede to Daniel Deronda, her conception of a conservative, static and hierarchical model of society gave way to a more dynamic model of social and psychological life.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Science and social thought: the rise of organic theory\u003cbr\u003e 2. Adam Bede: natural history as social vision\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Mill on the Floss: the shadowy armies of the unconscious\u003cbr\u003e 4. Silas Marner: a divided Eden\u003cbr\u003e 5. Romola: the authority of history\u003cbr\u003e 6. Felix Holt: social and sexual politics\u003cbr\u003e 7. Middlemarch: an experiment in time\u003cbr\u003e 8. Daniel Deronda: fragmentation and organic union\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\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":46004464681240,"sku":"9780521335843","price":38.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521335843i_a36c9140-ebd7-4109-b5aa-5cfb0b12db94.jpg?v=1691375265","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/george-eliot-and-nineteenth-century-science-the-make-believe-of-a-beginning-paperback-9780521335843","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}