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George Henry Lewes (/ ˈ l uː ɪ s / ⓘ; 18 April 1817 – 30 November 1878) was an English philosopher and critic of literature and theatre. He was also an amateur physiologist.
Apr 14, 2024 · George Henry Lewes (born April 18, 1817, London, Eng.—died Nov. 28, 1878, London) was an English biographer, literary critic, dramatist, novelist, philosopher, actor, scientist, and editor, remembered chiefly for his decades-long liaison with the novelist Mary Ann Evans (better known by her pseudonym, George Eliot ).
George Henry Lewes was determined to make a lasting contribution to science. Long before he knew George Eliot, Lewes was developing his theories about the philosophical and physiological links between mind and body.
George Henry Lewes was a philosopher and critic of literature and theatre. He was also an amateur physiologist. He met Eliot in 1851. They found they had many shared interests and fell in love. He was married and not able to get a divorce for legal reasons. In 1854 they took the difficult decision to.
May 14, 2018 · views 1,554,007 updated May 14 2018. Lewes, George Henry (1817–78) English journalist and critic. He wrote dramatic criticism as well as philosophical works, including A Biographical History of Philosophy (1845) and the hugely successful The Life and Works of Goethe (1855).
At best, he is remembered as the husband of George Eliot, the novelist. Nevertheless, Lewes remains a fascinating figure in nineteenth-century intellectual history. Fluent in both French and German, he was attuned to every change, Literary and scientific, on the Continent.
Jan 1, 2014 · George Henry Lewes (pronounced Lewis) had a full and fascinating life, which has already been touched upon by biographers (including most recently Rosemary Ashton) yet he remains overlooked in most histories of neuroscience and philosophy. His life was unconventional from the outset.
