《罗摩拉》是乔治.艾略特唯一的一部历史小说,作者以15世纪末意大利佛罗伦萨政权、教权的纷争为背景,展现了个人在对面各种问题时所作出的各自的道德选择和不同的结果。作者借古喻今,通过对小说中三个人物道德取向的讨论,否定了当时流行的虚无主义、利己主义道德观,指出了教会存在的某些弊端,通过对罗摩拉道德成长过程的描绘,肯定了道德自我完善,这是有现实意义的。 Romola is George Eliot’s only historical novel. The author, based on the controversy over the power and power of the church in Florence, Italy in the late 15th century, shows the individual’s moral choices made when facing the various issues on the opposite side. Different results. Through the discussion of the moral orientation of the three characters in the novel, the author negates the nihilistic and egoistic ethics prevailing at that time and points out some malpractices existing in the church. By depicting the process of the moral development of Ramaolla, , Affirmed the moral self-improvement, which is of practical significance.