‘An inordinate number of words’: Epigraphs in Daniel Deronda

While it may be the modern reader’s habit to skip or skim the epigraphs, their use in George Eliot’s novels generated a substantial amount of notice. By the time Eliot published Daniel Deronda, her epigraphs had grown substantially in number and length, and most readers found them tiresome. Critics...

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Main Author: Eirian Yem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2020-03-01
Series:19
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Online Access:http://19.bbk.ac.uk/article/id/1926/