Past Present Future cover image

The Great Political Fictions: Middlemarch (part 2)

Past Present Future

00:00

Introduction

This chapter explores Reverend Fairbother as a contrast to Kazubon in George Eliot's Middlemarch, portraying Fairbother as a lively, kind clergyman with doubts about his profession yet excelling in his role. His unexpected inheritance of a vicarage symbolizes a well-lived Christian life, contrasting with Kazubon's portrayal of a stifled existence.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app