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Romola (1862–63) is a historical novel written by English author Mary Ann Evans under the pen name of George Eliot set in the fifteenth century. It is "a deep study of life in the city of Florence from an intellectual, artistic, religious, and social point of view". [1]
Romola (1862–63) é um romance histórico de George Eliot que se passa no século XV [1]. É um estudo profundo da vida na cidade de Florença de um ponto de vista intelectual, artístico, religioso e social e uma tentativa de reabilitar o gênero [2].
Romola, novel by George Eliot, first published in 1862–63 in The Cornhill Magazine. The book was published in three volumes in 1863. Set in Florence at the end of the 15th century and scrupulously researched, the novel weaves into its plot the career of the reformer Girolamo Savonarola and the.
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3.76. 4,508 ratings335 reviews. One of George Eliot's most ambitious and imaginative novels, Romola is set in Renaissance Florence during the turbulent years following the expulsion of the powerful Medici family during which the zealous religious reformer Savonarola rose to control the city.
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26 de nov. de 2019 · Romola is the fourth of Eliot’s full-length novels. It is set in Florence between the death of Lorenzo de Medici in April 1492 and the execution of Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola for heresy in May 1498.
Romola is the least read of George Eliot's novels, yet in her lifetime it had great critical acclaim, from Henry James for instance. It had little public success however, and, like readers of earlier generations, we moderns find it difficult to get into, requiring a great deal of patience.
16 de dez. de 2022 · The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Victorian Women’s Writing. Reference work entry. Romola (Eliot) Ilana M. Blumberg. Reference work entry. First Online: 16 December 2022. 2 Accesses. Keywords. Eliot, George. Historical fiction. Florence. Italy. Risorgimento. Download reference work entry PDF. Definition.
