Romola (English Library)

by George Eliot (Author), Andrew Sanders (Author), George Eliot (Author), Andrew Sanders (Author), George Eliot (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1980

  $4.70

• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $3.25

  Set in the late 15th-century Italy, in the Renaissance Florence of Macchiavelli and the Medicis, this story reconstructs a turning-point in the intellectual history of Europe by charting the career and martyrdom of the charismatic religious leader Savanarola. This is a study edition.

• New

  Paperback
  1996

  $11.79

  One of George Eliot's most ambitious and imaginative novels, Romola is set in Renaissance Florence during the turbulent years following the expulsion of the powerful Medici family during which the zealous religious reformer Savonarola rose to control the city. At its heart is Romola, the devoted daughter of a blind scholar, married to the clever but ultimately treacherous Tito whose duplicity in both love and politics threatens to destroy everything she values, and she must break away to find her own path in life. Described by Eliot as 'written with my best blood', the story of Romola's intellectual and spiritual awakening is a compelling portrayal of a Utopian heroine, played out against a turbulent historical backdrop.