The Readable People of George Meredith / Judith Wilt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilt, Judith, author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton Legacy Library ; 1662

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Meredith, George, 1828-1909--Critique et interpretation.

Meredith, George, 1828-1909--Criticism and interpretation.

Characters and characteristics in literature.

Psychological fiction, English--History and criticism.

Psychological fiction, English.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Meredith's reputation as an "unreadable" novelist prompted Judith Wilt to examine the relationship between author and reader in Meredith's fiction-a relationship that was combative and teacherly and, she contends, a central aspect of his art. Meredith was concerned with "readable people," by whom he meant his readers (as he imagined them and as they were), his characters (as he created them and as they were perceived), and himself. Focusing on Meredith's struggle to shape and change the reader, Judith Wilt examines five novels: The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Sandra Belloni, The Egoist, One of Our Conquerors, and The Amazing Marriage. Her analysis develops a theory of Meredith's artistic processes and relates his concerns to those of recent fiction.Originally published in 1975.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The Reader and the Editor

2. The Meredithian Subplot

3. The Ordeal of Philosophy

4. The Mask of Sentimentalism

5. The Hunting of the Egoist

6. The Making of Civilization

7. The Survival of Romance

Conclusion

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

1-4008-7185-9

OCLC:

902958254