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Narrating the province: George Eliot’s The Mill on the Floss
Narrating the province: George Eliot’s The Mill on the Floss

Author(s): Belgin Elbir
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Шуменски университет »Епископ Константин Преславски«
Keywords: regional/provincial novel; George Eliot; mid-Victorian novel; natural history; realism

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses George Eliot’s The Mill on the Floss (1860) as an example of mid-Victorian provincial novel. The aim is to examine the significance of the presence of the author-narrator and her authorial intrusions in the novel in terms of the ethical and aesthetic concerns of the author.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 9-19
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English