Daniel Deronda (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: George Eliot
- First Published: 1876
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Mid-nineteenth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Love or romance, Gambling, Nineteenth century, Europe or Europeans, Rural or country life, England or English people, Jews or Jewish life, Upper classes, Anti-Semitism, Money
- Locales: England, Genoa, Italy
Places Discussed
Offendene. Modest home of Gwendolen Harleth’s mother, Mrs. Fanny Davilow; located in Wessex (name of the early kingdom of the West Saxons that grew into modern England). Gwendolen sees Offendene as boring; the place reinforces her narrow perspective and values, identified as a nervous susceptibility, an overwhelming sense of dread, and illusions about the degree of control she can exert over others, while her own life, in fact, is governed by chance, not choice. At the end of the story, after Gwendolen has learned more about herself, she finds Offendene an...
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