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Notes
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Pilgrimage: Dorothy Richardson's
thirteen-volume Pilgrimage is crowded with
references from the last decade of the Victorian era and the first
decade of the twentieth century. The interests of the protagonist
Miriam Henderson are wide-ranging, from ecology to economics, from
fiction to philosophy, from the mores of the family to the morals of
the nation. Pilgrimage's Notes on 'Pilgrimage' , by identifying historical persons, events, ideas, quotations and writings that underpin Richardson's story, illuminates these factual details and enriches understanding of the narrative. A translation of all foreign words and phrases, a record of textual misprints and a thorough index add to the value of the book. Professor Thomson has for many years studied one of British literature's most challenging, most rewarding, most underestimated masterpieces. Notes on 'Pilgrimage': Dorothy Richardson Annotated is the culmination of that splendid research. This new book complements Thomson's 1996 A Reader's Guide to Dorothy Richardson's 'Pilgrimage', an account of the time scheme and a precise chronology of events, with characters placed in context through a descriptive directory. Together Notes on 'Pilgrimage' and A Reader's Guide to Dorothy Richardson's 'Pilgrimage' make a lasting contribution to the study of Dorothy Richardson and will be asked for by students and scholars for decades to come. 0-944318-12-6 BAS13 £35.00 |
stream-of-consciousness narrative evokes these references and
interests in elusive, complex ways. Even accomplished readers,
following in the wake of the heroine's personal revelations, are
hard-pressed to understand aspects of the more public scene from
turn-of-the-century England.