
The Cambridge Introduction to Jane Austen
Janet Todd(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 14. September 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
166 pages
978-0-521-67469-0 (ISBN)
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Description
Jane Austen is unique among British novelists in maintaining her popular appeal while receiving more scholarly attention now than ever before. This innovative introduction by a leading scholar and editor of her work explains what students need to know about her novels, life, context and reception. Each novel is discussed in detail, and all the essential information about her life and literary influences, her novels and letters, and her impact on later literature and culture is covered. While the book considers the key areas of current critical focus its analysis remains thoroughly grounded in readings of the texts themselves. Janet Todd outlines what makes Austen's prose style so innovative and gives useful starting points for the study of the major works, with suggestions for further reading. This book is an essential purchase for all students of Austen, as well as for readers wanting to deepen their appreciation of the novels.
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'... Janet Todd provides a helpful introduction to Austen's life and times, and the literary context in which she wrote ...' BARS Bulletin and ReviewMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
1 Halftones, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 11 mm
Thickness: 152 mm
Weight
279 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-67469-0 (9780521674690)
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Person
Janet Todd is Herbert J. C. Grierson Professor of English at the University of Aberdeen.
Content
Preface; 1. Life and times; 2.The literary context; 3. Northanger Abbey; 4. Sense and Sensibility; 5. Pride and Prejudice; 6. Mansfield Park; 7. Emma; 8. Persuasion; Afterword.