The Egoist Contributor(s): Meredith, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 1934169730 ISBN-13: 9781934169735 Publisher: Norilana Books OUR PRICE: $22.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2007 Annotation: The Egoist (1879) by George Meredith is a sophisticated, brilliantly written dissection of a self-absorbed young man of society and the very different women who fall within his sphere. In this comedy with serious overtones, Sir Willoughby -- a highly eligible bachelor, and the Egoist in question -- courts, proposes and loses brides repeatedly, and then wonders at his own inexplicable predicament. The answer might be encapsulated in the following epitaph: "Through very love of self himself he slew." A masterpiece of insight, wit, and style. |
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BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Psychological |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 1.08" H x 6" W x 9" (1.55 lbs) 484 pages |
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Publisher Description: The Egoist (1879) by George Meredith is a sophisticated, brilliantly written dissection of a self-absorbed young man of society and the very different women who fall within his sphere. In this comedy with serious overtones, Sir Willoughby -- a highly eligible bachelor, and the Egoist in question -- courts, proposes and loses brides repeatedly, and then wonders at his own inexplicable predicament. The answer might be encapsulated in the following epitaph: "Through very love of self himself he slew." A masterpiece of insight, wit, and style. |