Romola (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: George Eliot
- First Published: 1862
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical realism
- Time of Work: 1492-1498
- Setting: Italy
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Politics, Love or romance, Crime or criminals, Social issues, Betrayal, Poverty or poor people, Polygamy or bigamy, Women, Fifteenth century, Italy or Italians
- Locales: Florence, Italy
Characters Discussed
Tito Melema (TEE-toh meh- LEH-mah), an adventurer and pleasure-seeking young Greek who arrives in Florence in 1492. He quickly acquires a fortune through his talents, his charm, and the fact that he sells a number of gems that rightfully belong to his benefactor, Baldassare Calvo. He impresses the famous blind scholar, Bardo, so much that the latter willingly gives his daughter to Tito for a wife. At the same time, Tito is connected with a peasant woman with whom he has made a mock marriage in a carnival ceremony. Becoming powerful in Florentine politics,...
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