George Eliot and Personal Responsibility

Title

George Eliot and Personal Responsibility

Description

  • This chapter explores George Eliot's shifting writing style, from relying on personal recollections in her early works to more analytical observations in her later novels, showcasing her growth as a writer and her focus on character analysis and philosophical themes.

Creator

Axson, Stockton

Source

Axson, Stockton. "George Eliot and Personal Responsibility," Six Nineteenth-Century Fictionists, 1916. 40-61.

Publisher

George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org

Date

1916

Citation

Axson, Stockton, George Eliot and Personal Responsibility, Contemporaries on George Eliot's Works, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/53214