{"product_id":"9788418782015","title":"ESSAYS AND NOTEBOOK PAGES","description":"\u003ch2\u003eEssays and Leaves from a Notebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition brings together, for the first time in Spanish, a selection of essays by George Eliot, the author of the acclaimed novel \u003cem\u003eMiddlemarch\u003c\/em\u003e. In these pages, the reader will discover the essayistic facet of one of the most lucid minds of the 19th century, a thinker who deeply analyzed the social and cultural tensions of her era. Far from being academic pieces, these texts are living reflections on literature, morality, and human psychology, written from a critical and deeply humanistic perspective. A work that reveals the intelligence and sensitivity of an author who knew how to engage in dialogue with the great classics while illuminating the contradictions of her time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume collects essays in which George Eliot examines the main sociocultural urgencies and frictions that stirred the 19th century. Through a constant dialogue with authors such as Sophocles, Cicero, Goethe, or Balzac, the author addresses aesthetic and social issues, exploring the discordances and frailties of human psychology. The texts function as essays of resistance, maintaining a relevance that transcends their historical context. Eliot's gaze is not limited to literary criticism but extends to the observation of the human condition, offering a profound reflection on art, morality, and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLiterary criticism as a tool for social and moral analysis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eHuman psychology and its contradictions in the context of the 19th century.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eIntertextual dialogue with classical and contemporary authors (Sophocles, Goethe, Balzac).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe role of art and aesthetics in shaping society.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eIntellectual resistance against the sociocultural urgencies of the time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at readers interested in 19th-century literature, the literary essay, and cultural criticism. It is especially recommended for those who already know George Eliot's narrative work and wish to delve deeper into her thought, as well as for those seeking a lucid and current reflection on literature, morality, and society. It will also be of great value to students and scholars of literature, philosophy, or cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book contributes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAccess for the first time in Spanish to the essayistic side of one of the great authors of world literature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA critical and humanistic perspective that connects 19th-century debates with contemporary concerns.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eProfound reflections on human psychology, art, and morality, free from dogmatism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn intellectual dialogue with classical authors that enriches the understanding of the Western literary tradition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe opportunity to discover a thinker in action, admired by figures such as Charles Dickens, Virginia Woolf, or Marcel Proust.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eliot, George\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ediciones La Uña Rota\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Literary essays, Literature: history and criticism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Libros del Apuntador\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 331 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition of George Eliot's essays represents an exceptional opportunity to get to know the thought of an author who, beyond her narrative genius, was an acute observer of her time. The translation of these texts into Spanish, previously unpublished, allows the Spanish-speaking reader to access a critical and lucid voice, capable of building bridges between classical literature and modern concerns. It is a work that not only enriches the understanding of the author but also invites a necessary reflection on the validity of her ideas in the present.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EDICIONES LA UÑA ROTA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407434244443,"sku":"9788418782015","price":17.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841878201.jpg?v=1781855724","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788418782015","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}