Jane Austen

Author: [British] Copeland (Copeland, E.)
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Publication Date: 2001-07-15
Features: This book is part of the Cambridge Literary Guides series, featuring 13 articles on Jane Austen written by contemporary Western scholars. The authors are renowned experts in Austen studies or British literature. Their essays provide a context for contemporary literary criticism, placing Austen's works within their historical context and offering readers a comprehensive and fresh introduction. In addition to discussing Austen's novels and letters, the book includes essays on her views on religion, politics, money, as well as her narrative style. Two additional essays provide in-depth analyses and discussions of her works Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, and Persuasion. There is also a dedicated essay on her short stories. Deirdre Le Faye, the biographer of Austen and compiler of her letters, has written a detailed chronology of Austen's life, placed at the beginning of the book, providing readers with rich historical material. The final essay briefly introduces and evaluates several important biographies of Austen, as well as reviews the history of Austen criticism since 1811, making it an invaluable reference for Austen scholars.