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Quotes and Images From The Works of George Meredith

By George Meredith

(3.5 stars) β€’ 10 reviews

Explore timeless wisdom and thought-provoking observations on love, life, and society, captured through striking quotes and images from a brilliant Victorian mind.

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2004-08-29
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"Quotes and Images From The Works of George Meredith" by George Meredith is a compilation that highlights notable sayings and pictures from the renowned Victorian author, poet, and novelist. Published around the start of the 1900s, this book captures Meredith's sharp insights into life, affection, and the state of humanity, mirroring intricate personal connections, social expectations, and philosophical ideas found in his writings. The book's material offers a vibrant display of Meredith's ideas through short, wise statements and reflections. Each saying is full of meaning, showing his intelligent observations on ideas like the nature of women, the difficulties of love, and the details of how people act. This collection not only demonstrates his literary skill but also serves as a mirror that reflects the social background of his era, involving readers with both recognizable and inspiring viewpoints that are still important today. These carefully written phrases encourage thought and promote a more thorough awareness of the complex levels of human emotion and societal organization.

About the Author

George Meredith was an English novelist and poet of the Victorian era. At first, his focus was poetry, influenced by John Keats among others, but Meredith gradually established a reputation as a novelist. The Ordeal of Richard Feverel (1859) briefly scandalised Victorian literary circles. Of his later novels, the most enduring is The Egoist (1879), though in his lifetime his greatest success was Diana of the Crossways (1885). His novels were innovative in their attention to characters' psychology, and also portrayed social change. His style, in both poetry and prose, was noted for its syntactic complexity; Oscar Wilde likened it to "chaos illumined by brilliant flashes of lightning". Meredith was an encourager of other novelists, as well as an influence on them; among those to benefit were Robert Louis Stevenson and George Gissing. Meredith was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven times.

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