George Eliot: A scandalous life 6/6

A documentary produced by BBC in 2002 and broadcasted by the TV channel of Greek Parliament. Directed by Mary Downes. Writer: Steve Attridge.

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Education

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• George
• Eliot
• scandalous
• life
• Lewes
• BBC
• documentary
• 19th
• century
• classic
• literature

[maham21jan]

She could speak Italian?

[ksotikoula]

@maham21jan

Yes, and German too, if I remember correctly. She knew Latin and Ancient Greek, so I wouldn't be surprised. She was very educated.

[stedetforaske]

I find it quite peculiar to run into this documentary, I was hoping to see an upload of "Tom Jones, the foundling" but this came across, now over a month Middlemarch has been at my bedside table, next to Rousseau's "Emile" and an old copy of Gulliver's Travels. Thank you for uploading this documentary, her life is not so unfamiliar to me, meaning that her suffering and her genius seem wedded, as with all great minds.

[ksotikoula]

@stedetforaske

Middlemarch is a slow but eventually a very rewarding reading. I agree about suffering and genius. The Brontes who are my favorites are a perfect example of that. Perhaps geniuses tend to be less well adapted to the norm (some would say mediocrity).

[27rattle]

George Eliot was a genius. Thank you for uploading this, it was a fascinating documentary.

[weeknightingale]

Thanks for posting this! Fascinating life!

Thank you! ƙarolyn

[BurnSheDevil]

I watched a Brontë sisters documentary just before this one and it's stricking how tragic the lives of these authors were .

[Weenybean]

BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[stedetforaske]

@Alishhh4 Thank you so much. Having to respond to an 8 month-old comment is like sending letters to New York, 200 years ago. I am now reading Les Belles Images by Simone de Beauvoir. I am in the middle of a mild northern European winter and yearning now, for spring. Vi ses!

[mjloca]

Thank you so much for sharing this documentary! It was very interesting.

I waited to watch it after i had finished reading Middlemarch, because i didn't want any spoilers, and they go and tell the ending of The Mill on the Floss (or at least part of it, i imagine). Grrr!!! Stupid Murphy and his laws. I supose i can just watch the series now hahaha (Sorry, i needed to say it.)

[Alishhh4]

@stedetforaske I share your taste in reading material absolutely.

[Sharkwell]

I have enjoyed this very much and now am about to reread all my George Eliot :o) HARRIET WALTER'S PERFORMANCE IS STUNNING, she IS Mary Anne Evans!!

Thank you for sharing it here - this way advertising both, the gorgeous documentary/film and the work of an amazing authoress! - Nic in Berlin