The Egoist（利己主义者）

This edition of Meredith's satirical novel of manners reprints that of 1897, which incorporated Meredith's revisions to the first edition of 1879.The editor has further emended some errors which escaped Meredith's attention and has provided exceptionally useful notes to the novel.
　　As background, Meredith's "Essay on Comedy and the Uses of the Comic Spirit" is provided. The critical essays are by Robert D. Mayo,Richard B. Hudson, Jenni Calder, Gillian Beer, John Goode, Charles J.Hill, Michael Sundell, Virginia Woolf, John Lucas, and Robert M.Adams.

Preface
The Text of The Egoist
Textual Notes
Backgrounds
　George Meredith·An Essay on Comedy and the Uses of the Comic Spirit
　George Meredith·The Star Sirius
Criticism
　Robert D. Mayo·The Egoist and the Willow Pattern
　Richard B. Hudson·The Meaning of Egoism in George Meredith's The Egoist
　Jenni Calder·The Insurrection of Women
　Gillian Beer·The Two Masks and the Idea of Comedy
　John Goode·The Egoist: Anatomy or Striptease?
　Charles J. Hill·Theme and Image in The Egoist
　Michael Sundell·The Functions of Flitch in The Egoist
　Virginia Woolf·The Novels of George Meredith
　John Lucas·Meredith's Reputation
　Robert M. Adams·A Counter Kind of Book
Bibliography