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Beauchamp's career
EAN : 9791041945504
Édition papier
EAN : 9791041945504
Paru le : 23 févr. 2023
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- EAN13 : 9791041945504
- Réf. éditeur : 267976
- Date Parution : 23 févr. 2023
- Disponibilite : Disponible
- Barème de remise : NS
- Nombre de pages : 398
- Format : H:210 mm L:148 mm E:22 mm
- Poids : 513gr
- Résumé : "Beauchamp's Career" by George Meredith is a novel that explores the tensions between tradition and progress in Victorian England through the life of its protagonist, Nevil Beauchamp. Nevil, a young naval officer, is deeply concerned with the state of his country and the role of the aristocracy in leading the nation. The novel opens with Nevil's attempt to challenge the French Guard to a duel, a symbolic gesture reflecting his desire to uphold England's honor. His uncle, Everard Romfrey, represents the old guard, holding onto traditional values and skeptical of the rising influence of industrialists and the middle class. Nevil, however, is driven by a sense of duty to the people and a belief in reform, which puts him at odds with his uncle's views. Throughout the novel, Nevil grapples with his ideals and the realities of political and social change, questioning the role of the aristocracy and the need for a transformation that aligns with the people's interests. Meredith uses Nevil's journey to critique the complacency of the upper classes and to highlight the need for a new kind of shift that embraces both tradition and progress. The novel is a rich exploration of the complexities of social change, personal integrity, and the responsibilities of those in power.
- Biographie : George Meredith OM (12 February 1828 - 18 May 1909) was an English novelist and poet of the Victorian era. At first his focus was poetry, influenced by John Keats among others, but he gradually established a reputation as a novelist. The Ordeal of Richard Feverel (1859) briefly scandalised Victorian literary circles. Of his later novels, the most enduring is The Egoist (1879), though in his lifetime his greatest success was Diana of the Crossways (1885). His novels were innovative in their attention to characters' psychology, and also took a close interest in social change. His style, in both poetry and prose, was noted for its syntactic complexity; Oscar Wilde likened it to chaos illumined by brilliant flashes of lightning. He was an encourager of other novelists, as well as an influence on them; among those to benefit were Rrt Louis Stevenson and George Gissing. He was nominated for the Nl Prize in Literature seven times.
