Romola
Sign in to saveRomola is a historical novel written between 1862 and 1863 by English author Mary Ann Evans under the pen name of George Eliot set in the late fifteenth century, specifically the 1490s. It is "a deep study of life in the city of Florence from an intellectual, artistic, religious, and social point of view". The story takes place amidst actual historical events during the Italian Renaissance, and includes in its plot several notable figures from Florentine history.
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- Author
- George Eliot
- First published
- 1863
- Editions
- 81
- Subjects
- Married women, Greeks, Self-sacrifice, Fiction, History, Women, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, historical
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Key facts
- Book.name
- Romola
- Book.image
- Romola 1863.jpg
- Book.caption
- Title page of the first edition, 1862–1863
- Book.author
- George Eliot(aka Mary Ann Evans)
- Book.country
- United Kingdom
- Book.language
- English
- Book.genre
- Historical novel
- Book.publisher
- Smith, Elder & Co.
- Book.release_date
- 1862–63
- Book.preceded_by
- Silas Marner
- Book.followed_by
- Felix Holt, the Radical
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Key dates
- Published
- 1862
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- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- George Eliot
- Genre
- historical fiction
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Followed by
- Felix Holt, the Radical
- Follows
- Silas Marner
- Narrative location
- Florence
- Image
- Romola 1863.jpg
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Romola is a historical novel written between 1862 and 1863 by English author Mary Ann Evans under the pen name of George Eliot set in the late fifteenth century, specifically the 1490s. It is "a deep study of life in the city of Florence from an intellectual, artistic, religious, and social point of view". The story takes place amidst actual historical events during the Italian Renaissance, and includes in its plot several notable figures from Florentine history.
The novel first appeared in fourteen parts published in Cornhill Magazine from July 1862 (vol. 6, no. 31) to August 1863 (vol. 8, no. 44), and was first published as a book, in three volumes, by Smith, Elder & Co. in 1863.
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1863 British novelsBritish English-language novelsBritish historical novelsBritish novels adapted into filmsCultural depictions of Christopher ColumbusCultural depictions of Girolamo SavonarolaCultural depictions of Niccolò MachiavelliFiction set in the 1490sNovels by George EliotNovels first published in serial formNovels set in Florence