Jan 1, 2010

Romola | Romola

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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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Romola | Romola

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