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Silly Novels by Lady Novelists
by George Eliot
"Every art which had its absolute technique is, to a certain extent, guarded from the intrusions of mere left-handed imbecility. But in novel-writing there are no barriers for incapacity to stumble against, no external criteria to prevent a writer from mistaking foolish facility for mastery.”
An interesting essay where George Eliot criticizes certain characteristics of novels written by some female authors in the Victorian era, since she considered these stories like silly, and with lack of deepness or meaning.
Despite the fact that I didn't agree on all the topics the author has mentioned in her book, I truly enjoyed reading this one. Besides, during the whole book (especially at the beginning of the essay), Eliot is trying to be so ironic and funny, that I couldn't help but chuckle out loud sometimes.
In a nutshell, Silly Novels by Lady Novelists is a short, very well written essay, at which her author expresses her opinion on that topic with a peculiar, but good sense of humor. I definitely recommend it.
By the way, Eliot, I’ll see you again when I decide to pick up Middlemarch next year – I think I might be ready for that journey (or maybe I’m quite ingenuous).
An interesting essay where George Eliot criticizes certain characteristics of novels written by some female authors in the Victorian era, since she considered these stories like silly, and with lack of deepness or meaning.
Despite the fact that I didn't agree on all the topics the author has mentioned in her book, I truly enjoyed reading this one. Besides, during the whole book (especially at the beginning of the essay), Eliot is trying to be so ironic and funny, that I couldn't help but chuckle out loud sometimes.
In a nutshell, Silly Novels by Lady Novelists is a short, very well written essay, at which her author expresses her opinion on that topic with a peculiar, but good sense of humor. I definitely recommend it.
By the way, Eliot, I’ll see you again when I decide to pick up Middlemarch next year – I think I might be ready for that journey (or maybe I’m quite ingenuous).