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The Egoist A Comedy in Narrative

By George Meredith

2020-01-27 23:44:20

The novel recounts the story of self-absorbed Sir Willoughby Patterne and his attempts at marriage; jilted by his first bride-to-be, he vacillates between the sentimental Laetitia Dale and the strong-willed Clara Middleton. More importantly, the nov ... Read more
The novel recounts the story of self-absorbed Sir Willoughby Patterne and his attempts at marriage; jilted by his first bride-to-be, he vacillates between the sentimental Laetitia Dale and the strong-willed Clara Middleton. More importantly, the novel follows Clara's attempts to escape from her engagement to Sir Willoughby, who desires women to serve as a mirror for him and consequently cannot understand why she would not want to marry him. Thus, The Egoist dramatizes the difficulty contingent upon being a woman in Victorian society, when women's bodies and minds are trafficked between fathers and husbands to cement male bonds. Less

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File size489.304 KB
Print pages576
PublisherPublic Domain Book
Publication date1979-01-25
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1314511635
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George Meredith
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George Meredith (Born in Portsmouth, The United Kingdom February 12, 1828 - Died May 18, 1909) was an English novelist and poet during the Victorian era. He read law and was articled as a solicitor, ...

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