Screen LibraryThe Cambridge introduction to Jane Austen /
Jane Austen is unique among British novelists in maintaining her popular appeal while receiving more scholarly attention now than ever before. This introduction by Janet Todd, leading scholar and editor of Austen's work, explains what students need to know about her novels, life, context and re...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
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Cambridge introductions to literature
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| Summary: |
Jane Austen is unique among British novelists in maintaining her popular appeal while receiving more scholarly attention now than ever before. This introduction by Janet Todd, leading scholar and editor of Austen's work, explains what students need to know about her novels, life, context and reception. Each novel is discussed in detail, and the essential information is given about her life and literary influences, her novels and letters, and her impact on later literature. For this second edition, the book has been fully revised; a new chapter explores the ways in which Austen's work has pro |
| Carrier Form: | xiii, 173 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-168) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781107494701 1107494702 9781107100251 1107100259 |
| Index Number: | PR4037 |
| CLC: | K835.615.6 |
| Call Number: | K835.615.6/A933T/2nd ed. |
| Contents: | Life and times -- The literary context -- Northanger Abbey -- Sense and sensibility -- Pride and prejudice -- Mansfield Park -- Emma -- Persuasion -- Austenmania: Jane Austen's global life -- Afterword. |