North and South - Brossura

Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1853260932 ISBN 13: 9781853260933

Casa editrice: Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1993

Riassunto

With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Patsy Stoneman, University of Hull. Set in the mid-19th century, and written from the author's first-hand experience, North and South follows the story of the heroine's movement from the tranquil but moribund ways of southern England to the vital but turbulent north. Elizabeth Gaskell's skilful narrative uses an unusual love story to show how personal and public lives were woven together in a newly industrial society. This is a tale of hard-won triumphs - of rational thought over prejudice and of humane care over blind deference to the market. Readers in the twenty-first century will find themselves absorbed as this Victorian novel traces the origins of problems and possibilities which are still challenging a hundred and fifty years later: the complex relationships, public and private, between men and women of different classes.

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L'autore:

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1810-1865) was a popular Victorian novelist, whose works realistically portrayed the harsh realities of urban poverty and industrial strife. Her status as a fine novelist continues to this day, with the television adaption of 'Cranford' increasing public awareness of her works. She was also a talented writer of supernatural stories, as the Wordsworth collection of her stories demonstrates.

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• Editore: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• ISBN 10: 1853260932
• ISBN 13: 9781853260933
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 448