George Eliot 2. Genre and Justice
The second lecture in the series on George Eliot considers how narrative justice operates in relation to the genres of comedy and tragedy, particularly in 'Adam Bede' and 'Daniel Deronda'.
The lecture identifies the disproportionate amount of suffering experienced by the women in Eliot's fiction in comparison to the men; an issue which has long been a bone of contention for feminist critics. Dr Catherine Brown discusses Eliot's belief that one's happiness and contentment should always be qualified by the knowledge that, at any given moment, others are experiencing misery.
Date Published:
15 November 2011
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Contributors:
Catherine Brown
In Collection(s):
George Eliot, Questioning Genre, Feminist Approaches to Literature
Keywords:
literature, George Eliot, daniel deronda, Adam Bede, genre, justice, #greatwriters
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George Eliot 2. Genre and Justice by George Eliot at https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ via https://dev.writersinspire.it.ox.ac.uk/content/george-eliot-2-genre-justice. Published on 15 November 2011. Accessed on 14 May 2026.
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