The Readable People of George Meredith / / Judith Wilt.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Wilt, Judith,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1975
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 1662
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; 1. The Reader and the Editor --; 2. The Meredithian Subplot --; 3. The Ordeal of Philosophy --; 4. The Mask of Sentimentalism --; 5. The Hunting of the Egoist --; 6. The Making of Civilization --; 7. The Survival of Romance --; Conclusion --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400871858; 9783110426847; 9783110413533; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400871858
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Judith Wilt.

Meredith's reputation as an "unreadable" novelist prompted Judith Wilt to examine the relationship between author and reader in Meredith's fiction-a relationship that was combative and teacherly and, she contends, a central aspect of his art. Meredith was concerned with "readable people," by whom he meant his readers (as he imagined them and as they were), his characters (as he created them and as they were perceived), and himself. Focusing on Meredith's struggle to shape and change the reader, Judith Wilt examines five novels: The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Sandra Belloni, The Egoist, One of Our Conquerors, and The Amazing Marriage. Her analysis develops a theory of Meredith's artistic processes and relates his concerns to those of recent fiction.Originally published in 1975.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.