Jane Austen

The Novels
1998. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-0-312-21371-8
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 504 g

Reihe: Analysing Texts

Jane Austen's novels are among the most polished and carefully-crafted works in the English literary heritage. This book takes extracts and examines them in close detail, bringing out the extraordinary richness of irony and implication in Jane Austen's writing. Using the tool of textual analysis, the reader is taught to explore and enjoy the delicate comedy of her narratives, and to inquire into the serious moral purpose that lies behind each of these four novels. This guide does not simplify the study of Jane Austen, but invites the reader to pursue and revel in the ironic subtlety of her methods and thought.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Marsh, Nicholas

Inhaltsverzeichnis

General Editor's Preface.- PART 1: ANALYSING JANE AUSTEN'S NOVELS.- Language and Texture.- Characterisation.- Structure in Jane Austen's Novels.- Society.- The Place of Women.- The Theme of Change and the Change of Theme.- Irony, and the Author.- PART 2: THE CONTEXT AND THE CRITICS.- Jane Austen's Life and Work.- Jane Austen's Contribution to the Development of the Novel.- A Sample of Critical Views.- Further Reading.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

NICHOLAS MARSH is the author of the popular How to Begin Studying English Literature, now in its second edition, and the Master Guide, The Wife of Bath's Tale. He teaches English at Francis Holland School, Regent's Park, London.