| Author: | Robert P. Irvine | ISBN: | 9781134380343 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | January 28, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Robert P. Irvine |
| ISBN: | 9781134380343 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | January 28, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Jane Austen is one of England's most enduringly popular authors, renowned for her subtle observations of the provincial middle classes of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century England.
This guide to Austen's much-loved work offers:
- an accessible introduction to the contexts and many interpretations of Austen's texts, including film adaptations, from publication to the present
- an introduction to key critical texts and perspectives on Austen's life and work, situated within a broader critical history
- cross-references between sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism
- suggestions for further reading.
Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of Jane Austen and seeking not only a guide to her works but also a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds them.
Jane Austen is one of England's most enduringly popular authors, renowned for her subtle observations of the provincial middle classes of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century England.
This guide to Austen's much-loved work offers:
- an accessible introduction to the contexts and many interpretations of Austen's texts, including film adaptations, from publication to the present
- an introduction to key critical texts and perspectives on Austen's life and work, situated within a broader critical history
- cross-references between sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism
- suggestions for further reading.
Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of Jane Austen and seeking not only a guide to her works but also a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds them.
