«A superb edition - Easson's notes are well done - genuinely helpful - and the supporting scholarly materials (introduction, textual variants, bibliography) are also valuable.»
Dr. C. J. Walsh, St Mary's College, Strawberry Hill
Wives and Daughters, Elizabeth Gaskell's last novel, is regarded by many as her masterpiece. Molly Gibson is the daughter of the doctor in the small provincial town of Hollingford. Her widowed father marries a second time to give Molly the woman's presence he feels she lacks, but until the arrival of Cynthia, her dazzling step-sister, Molly finds her situation hard to accept.
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Wives and Daughters, Elizabeth Gaskell's last novel, is regarded by many as her masterpiece. Molly Gibson is the daughter of the doctor in the small provincial town of Hollingford. Her widowed father marries a second time to give Molly the woman's presence he feels she lacks, but until the arrival of Cynthia, her dazzling step-sister, Molly finds her situation hard to accept. Intertwined with the story of the Gibsons is that of Squire Hamley and his two sons; as Molly grows up and falls in love she learns to judge people for what they are, not what they seem. Through Molly's observations the hierarchies, social values, and social changes of early nineteenth-century English life are made vivid in a novel that is timeless in its representation of human relationships. This edition, the first to be based in the original Cornhill Magazine serialization of 1864-6, draws on a full collation of the manuscript to present the most accurate text so far available. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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I "Wives and Daughters" forflyttes vi til den engelske landsbygda på 1820-tallet. Vi møter doktoren og hans datter Molly, og ser hva som følger når han gifter seg igjen med en kvinne som allerede har en datter.
Det er ingen stor dramatikk i denne romanen. Den handler om vanlige mennesker som lever vanlige liv, i en rolig, gammeldags landsby. Men likevel blir den ikke kjedelig, fordi vanlige liv ikke er kjedelige. I tillegg er Gaskell tydelig interessert i personene sine, og dermed blir vi det også. Dette er virkelige mennesker, selv om de bare eksisterer i en bok.
Dette er også en lang bok, men den er slik en nytelse å lese at jeg faktisk ønsket at den skulle være lenger.
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Forlag
Oxford University Press
Innbinding
Paperback
Språk
Engelsk
ISBN
9780199538263
Utgivelsesår
2008
Format
20 x 13 cm
Anmeldelser
«A superb edition - Easson's notes are well done - genuinely helpful - and the supporting scholarly materials (introduction, textual variants, bibliography) are also valuable.»
Dr. C. J. Walsh, St Mary's College, Strawberry Hill
«A useful introduction and notes. Will use it on a course concerned with the relationships between thought and history through an analysis of rural society»
W. J. Gregory, Newcastle Polytechnic.
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12.04.2009
– I "Wives and Daughters" forflyttes vi til den engelske landsbygda på 1820-tallet. Vi møter doktoren og hans datter Molly, og ser hva som følger når han gifter seg igjen med en kvinne som allerede har en datter.
Det er ingen stor dramatikk i denne romanen. Den handler om vanlige mennesker som lever vanlige liv, i en rolig, gammeldags landsby. Men likevel blir den ikke kjedelig, fordi vanlige liv ikke er kjedelige. I tillegg er Gaskell tydelig interessert i personene sine, og dermed blir vi det også. Dette er virkelige mennesker, selv om de bare eksisterer i en bok.
Dette er også en lang bok, men den er slik en nytelse å lese at jeg faktisk ønsket at den skulle være lenger.
