How Long to Read George Eliot and the Politics of National Inheritance

How Long Does it Take to Read George Eliot and the Politics of National Inheritance?

It takes the average reader 3 hours to read George Eliot and the Politics of National Inheritance by Bernard Semmel

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In this stimulating history of the ideas behind George Eliot's novels, Bernard Semmel explores Eliot's imaginative use of the theme of inheritance, as a metaphor for her political thinking. Through detailed analyses of Eliot's novels and other writings, and a study of the intellectual currents of the time, Semmel demonstrates how and why Eliot's views on inheritance provided central ideas for her fiction. Semmel uncovers Eliot's intent when she wrote of the obligations of inheritance both in the common meaning of the term, as in the transfer of goods and property from parents to children, and in the more metaphoric sense of the inheritance of both the benefits and burdens of the historical past, particularly those of the nation's culture and traditions. He believes Eliot's novels dwelt so insistently on the idea of inheritance in good part because she viewed herself as intellectually "disinherited," writing as she did at a time when much of England was being transformed from a traditional community to an alienating modern society, and when, moreover, she suffered from a painful estrangement from her family. In this thought-provoking study, Semmel dissects the politics of Eliot's novels, including Middlemarch, Daniel Deronda, Romola Felix Holt, and Adam Bede, and convincingly displays the relationship between Eliot's variations on the theme of inheritance and her acceptance of Britain's traditional policies of compromise and reform. All those interested in Victorian literature, history, and political thought will appreciate Semmel's George Eliot and the Politics of National Inheritance.

How long is George Eliot and the Politics of National Inheritance?

George Eliot and the Politics of National Inheritance by Bernard Semmel is 176 pages long, and a total of 45,056 words.

This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 55% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read George Eliot and the Politics of National Inheritance Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 6 minutes to read George Eliot and the Politics of National Inheritance aloud.

What Reading Level is George Eliot and the Politics of National Inheritance?

George Eliot and the Politics of National Inheritance is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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