A Fine Brush On Ivory

An Appreciation of Jane Austen
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-19-921099-2
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 130 mm x 200 mm, Gewicht: 254 g

What is it about Jane Austen's writing that brings such pleasure? There are good, even great novelists who are not good storytellers, and there are highly gifted storytellers who write thoroughly bad books. Jane Austen was both a very good storyteller and a great novelist. How did she do it? Richard Jenkyns's sparkling study delights in Austen's craft, wit, and pathos. His deep reading of the novels illuminates the subtlety, depth, and innovation that lie within
them. He explores the development of her style, storytelling, and characterization, her technical prowess, and her place in comparison with her contemporaries, with a grace and wit worthy of the subject herself. All who read this book will come away with their admiration for Austen deepened, and their
pleasure in her work enhanced.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jenkyns, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Über Autor(innen)

Richard Jenkyns is Professor of the Classical Tradition and Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.