num_pages: 240
description: Carpenter discusses apocalytptic narrative schemes in Romola, Adam Bede, Middlemarch, Daniel Deronda, and The Legend of Jubal . In the context of nineteenth-century British interpretation of the prophesies, this study reveals an unsuspected visionary poetics in Eliot's writings and demonstrates that her later works rewrite Protestant apocalyptics in both romantic and satiric styles, suggesting a new approach to Victorian narrative form.A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
language: English
title: George Eliot and the Landscape of Time: Narrative Form and Protestant Apocalyptic History
titlecomplete: George Eliot and the Landscape of Time: Narrative Form and Protestant Apocalyptic History (Studies in religion)
ratings_count: 3
publisher: The University of North Caroli