Romola (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
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
- Principal Characters: Bardo, Romola, Tito Melema, Tessa, Baldassare Calvo, Girolamo Savonarola
- 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
The Story:
Tito Melema arrived in the Florence of the Medicis penniless and unknown, but the sale of some rare jewels in his possession soon brought him into the circle of the wealthy, learned men of the city, among them the blind antiquarian, Bardo. Bardo was a great scholar who continued his annotations of Greek and Roman books through the eyes of his beautiful daughter, Romola. Bardo’s only interests in life were his library and museum, and he had reared his daughter in innocence of the outside world. Bardo accepted Tito eagerly, for he was always eager to meet a scholar...
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