{"product_id":"the-things-that-matter-what-seven-classic-novels-have-to-say-about-the-stages-of-life-0307275221","title":"The Things That Matter: What Seven Classic Novels Have to Say About the Stages of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0307275221\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mendelson, Edward\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe felt rather inclined just for a moment to stand still after all that chatter, and pick out one particular thing; the thing that mattered . . .-Virginia Woolf, To The LighthouseAn illuminating exploration of how seven of the greatest English novels of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries-Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, Middlemarch, Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and Between the Acts-portray the essential experiences of life.Edward Mendelson-a professor of English at Columbia University-illustrates how each novel is a living portrait of the human condition while expressing its authors complex individuality and intentions and emerging from the authors life and times. He explores Frankenstein as a searing representation of child neglect and abandonment and Mrs. Dalloway as a portrait of an ideal but almost impossible adult love, and leads us to a fresh and fascinating new understanding of each of the seven novels, reminding us-in the most captivating way-why they matter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51735401759008,"sku":"NEW0307275221","price":15.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71wzJ_WZ5AL.jpg?v=1779483834","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-things-that-matter-what-seven-classic-novels-have-to-say-about-the-stages-of-life-0307275221","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}