· THE ORDEAL OF RICHARD FEVEREL is one of George Meredith's masterpieces. It is the story of a bright and strong-willed young man who must make his own way in the world despite the misguided advice of an overbearing father who has treated his only child as a kind of experiment. Of course, nothing goes according to plan/5(30). Abstract. The Ordeal of Richard Feverel has attracted more critical commentary than any other novel by Meredith; it is, with The Egoist (E), one of the two novels that have continued to be read by more than a small band of enthusiasts. Yet it has caused more consternation to readers Author: Neil Roberts. Some books are simply impossible to pigeonhole, although sensational, psychological, socially critical Bildungsroman pretty much covers the waterfront of The Ordeal of Richard Feverel: A History of a Father and Son. George Meredith’s most successful early novel is this exquisite dissection of the smug, self-important Victorian propertied classes. The running gag in the book is a series of fatuous aphorisms /5.
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The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, third novel by George Meredith, published in It is typical of his best work, full of allusion and metaphor, lyrical prose and witty dialogue, with a deep exploration of the psychology of motive and rationalization. The novel’s subject is the relationship between a cruelly manipulative father and a son who loves a girl of a lower social class. The Ordeal of Richard Feverel. The Ordeal of Richard Feverel: A History of Father and Son () is the earliest full-length novel by George Meredith; its subject is the inability of systems of education to control human passions. It is one of a select group of standard texts that have been included in all four of Everyman's Library ( The Ordeal of Richard Feverel. By. George Meredith. 0 (0 Reviews) Beauchamps Career by George Meredith Download Read more. The Case of General Ople and Lady Camper.
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