Wilt, Judith, 1941-

The readable people of George Meredith /Judith Wilt. - Princeton, New Jersey ; London, England : Princeton University Press, (c)1975. - 1 online resource (263 pages). - Princeton Legacy Library .

Includes bibliographies and index.

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, On.



9781400871858


Meredith, George, 1828-1909 --Criticism and interpretation.


Psychological fiction, English--History and criticism.
Characters and characteristics in literature.


Electronic Books.

PR5014 / .R433 1975