Daniel Deronda
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Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
George Eliot's final and most ambitious novel, Daniel Deronda stands as a towering achievement of Victorian literature, weaving together two parallel narratives set against the glittering backdrop of English high society and the Jewish communities of 19th-century Europe. The novel chronicles the intertwined fates of Gwendolen Harleth — a proud, beautiful young woman who makes a disastrous marriage for financial security — and the enigmatic Daniel Deronda, a young English gentleman whose mysterious origins lead him toward a profound discovery of identity and purpose. Eliot argues, with remarkable moral complexity, that self-determination, compassion, and cultural belonging are the true measures of a life well-lived. Written with psychological depth and unflinching social critique, the novel remains one of the most intellectually daring works of the Victorian era, and one of the first major English novels to sympathetically portray Jewish identity and Zionist aspiration.
Author: George Eliot
Format: Paperback
Published: 1974, Penguin English Library
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
George Eliot's final and most ambitious novel, Daniel Deronda stands as a towering achievement of Victorian literature, weaving together two parallel narratives set against the glittering backdrop of English high society and the Jewish communities of 19th-century Europe. The novel chronicles the intertwined fates of Gwendolen Harleth — a proud, beautiful young woman who makes a disastrous marriage for financial security — and the enigmatic Daniel Deronda, a young English gentleman whose mysterious origins lead him toward a profound discovery of identity and purpose. Eliot argues, with remarkable moral complexity, that self-determination, compassion, and cultural belonging are the true measures of a life well-lived. Written with psychological depth and unflinching social critique, the novel remains one of the most intellectually daring works of the Victorian era, and one of the first major English novels to sympathetically portray Jewish identity and Zionist aspiration.