The Crown of Life - Couverture rigide

Gissing, George

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1848460066 ISBN 13 : 9781848460065

Editeur : BGU Limited, 2008

Synopsis

At the time Gissing wrote this classic, yet somewhat controversial work, he had recently met and fallen in love with Gabrielle Fleury, his French translator, after two rather disastrous relationships with working class women. His affair with Gabrielle was to last until his premature death in 1903, and probably accounts for the more optimistic w of life contained in his last works, including 'the Crown of Life'. In this novel, Gissing sets out to show the primacy of spiritual love in life, and to do this by illustrating the dire consequences of relationships where affection has little depth or is missing altogether. In partiar, he condemns conventional Victorian attitudes towards engagement and marriage. The greatness of the novel lies partly in his masterful linking of the idea that majority of people are dissatisfied or unhappy in their personal lives to dissatisfaction that is translated into conflict in the personal, social, and even national arenas. This all-new, fully re-edited and re-typeset Wakefield Edition provides a new introduction together with foreign language translations and extensive notes on the underlying historical and political themes of the novel.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

George Robert Gissing (22 November 1857 – 28 December 1903) was an English novelist who published 23 novels between 1880 and 1903. Gissing also worked as a teacher and tutor throughout his life. He published his first novel, Workers in the Dawn, in 1880. His best known novels, which are published in modern editions, include The Nether World (1889), New Grub Street (1891), and The Odd Women (1893).

Présentation de l'éditeur

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: BGU Limited
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1848460066
• ISBN 13: 9781848460065
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 308
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible