Nicole's review
Middlemarch (Signet Classics)
by George Eliot
Your review is so insightful. I appreciated your perception, it helped me better grasp the story.
Nicole's review
Middlemarch (Signet Classics) by George Eliot
Nicole's review
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I read this novel for a college class. Why else would I have subjected myself to such a long-winded Victorian piece of literature? My first reading was
from amazon.comwonderful! Since then, I have seen the 1994 miniseries of this literary masterpiece, and I have become interested in comparing the two.
Firstly, I can see how many scenes had to been eliminated to to satisfy a modern audience, who lack the sophistication to appreciate English literature having no desire to endure a plethora of puzzling dialogue. The modern day audience would rather see kissing than hear the story that led to the kissing. I loved the romance between Will Ladislaw and Dorothea. The chapters which contained these characters were the highlights, and I found myself paying attention to the chapters discussing their forbidden love. For example, in the following passage Dorothea is being painted by a German artist:
"Will was divided between the inclination to fall at the Saint's feet
and ...more
from amazon.comwonderful! Since then, I have seen the 1994 miniseries of this literary masterpiece, and I have become interested in comparing the two.
Firstly, I can see how many scenes had to been eliminated to to satisfy a modern audience, who lack the sophistication to appreciate English literature having no desire to endure a plethora of puzzling dialogue. The modern day audience would rather see kissing than hear the story that led to the kissing. I loved the romance between Will Ladislaw and Dorothea. The chapters which contained these characters were the highlights, and I found myself paying attention to the chapters discussing their forbidden love. For example, in the following passage Dorothea is being painted by a German artist:
"Will was divided between the inclination to fall at the Saint's feet
and ...more
Your review is so insightful. I appreciated your perception, it helped me better grasp the story.