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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/127168| Title: | Florentine shadows : death, duty and Santa Croce in George Eliot's Romola |
| Authors: | O'Brien, Anne |
| Keywords: | Eliot, George, 1819-1880. Romola Eliot, George, 1819-1880. Romola -- Criticism and interpretation English literature -- 19th century Florence (Italy) -- In literature Santa Croce (Church : Florence, Italy) |
| Issue Date: | 2002 |
| Publisher: | University of Malta. Institute of Anglo-Italian Studies |
| Citation: | O'Brien, A. (2002). Florentine shadows : death, duty and Santa Croce in George Eliot's Romola. Journal of Anglo-Italian Studies, 7, 63-80. |
| Abstract: | When writing her novel, Romola, George Eliot went to great lengths in order to create a distinctive Florentine air to the book. Her reading and research were extensive and she immersed herself deeply in Florentine history and culture. In her letters, Eliot tells of the "unspeakable pains in preparing to write Romola - neglecting nothing I could find that would help me to what I may call the 'Idiom' of Florence in the largest sense one could stretch the word to. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/127168 |
| ISSN: | 15602168 |
| Appears in Collections: | Journal of Anglo-Italian Studies, vol. 07 |
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