George Meredith

The Egoist (Broadview Editions)

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ISBN 13:: 9781551116716
author:: George Meredith
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Broadview Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2010
Pages:: 630
Dimensions:: 14.2 x 21.9 x 2.6 centimetres (0
Genre:: Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
Condition:: New
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Sir Willoughby Patterne, the egoist of the title, is at the centre of George Meredith's comic masterpiece. Three women become engaged to him, only for each to see him more clearly than he sees himself. Through his repeated and disastrous courtships, Meredith turns the traditional marriage plot on its head. This edition provides context for the novel, drawing on Meredith's own life, his theory of comedy, and his understanding of Darwinian thought. Additional features include reviews, other writing on comedy, and historical documents on women, sexual politics, and the theory of evolution, which offer further insight into this complex and thought-provoking work.

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