| Daniel Deronda Contributor(s): Eliot, George (Author), White, Edmund (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 037576013X ISBN-13: 9780375760136 Publisher: Modern Library OUR PRICE: $9.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2002 Annotation: George Eliot's final novel and her most ambitious work, Daniel Deronda contrasts the moral laxity of the British aristocracy with the dedicated fervor of Jewish nationalists. Crushed by a loveless marriage to the cruel and arrogant Grandcourt, Gwendolen Harleth seeks salvation in the deeply spiritual and altruistic Daniel Deronda. But Deronda, profoundly affected by the discovery of his Jewish ancestry, is ultimately too committed to his own cultural awakening to save Gwendolen from despair. This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the 1878 Cabinet Edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Cultural Heritage |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002019641 |
| Lexile Measure: 1210 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 5.24" W x 7.96" (1.25 lbs) 832 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: George Eliot's final novel and her most ambitious work, Daniel Deronda contrasts the moral laxity of the British aristocracy with the dedicated fervor of Jewish nationalists. Crushed by a loveless marriage to the cruel and arrogant Grandcourt, Gwendolen Harleth seeks salvation in the deeply spiritual and altruistic Daniel Deronda. But Deronda, profoundly affected by the discovery of his Jewish ancestry, is ultimately too committed to his own cultural awakening to save Gwendolen from despair. This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the 1878 Cabinet Edition. |