This overview of the life and literature of George Eliot from the Famous Authors series follows Eliot’s comfortable childhood through the several phases of her education and religious development, during which she discovered major influences like Sir Walter Scott, Shakespeare, and evangelism. Later in life, she moved away from her evangelist views, eventually leaving the Church of England altogether, and took a liking to the Romantic poets. The video traces Eliot’s entrance into journalism, via editing The Westminster Review, through her successful career as a novelist. (36 minutes)
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