Jane Austen and the Arts
Elegance, Propriety, and Harmony
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Women Authors, British, Essays & Letters, Essays
| Author: | Jessica Brown, Diane N. Capitani, Christine Colón, Alice Davenport, Deborah Kennedy, Kathryn L. Libin, Kelly McDonald, Belisa Monteiro, Jeffrey Nigro, J. Russell Perkin, Erin J. Smith, Vivasvan Soni, Melora G. Vandersluis, Frederick A. Duquette | ISBN: | 9781611461381 |
| Publisher: | Lehigh University Press | Publication: | December 4, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Lehigh University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jessica Brown, Diane N. Capitani, Christine Colón, Alice Davenport, Deborah Kennedy, Kathryn L. Libin, Kelly McDonald, Belisa Monteiro, Jeffrey Nigro, J. Russell Perkin, Erin J. Smith, Vivasvan Soni, Melora G. Vandersluis, Frederick A. Duquette |
| ISBN: | 9781611461381 |
| Publisher: | Lehigh University Press |
| Publication: | December 4, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Lehigh University Press |
| Language: | English |
Jane Austen and the Arts: Elegance, Propriety, Harmony presents Jane Austen as a self-conscious artist, a woman keenly aware that literature and aesthetics were to play an important role in the education and development of British society. The scope of the book is interdisciplinary and international, revealing Austen’s connection with the sister arts and placing her squarely in the context of English and European theories of creativity and writing.
Jane Austen and the Arts: Elegance, Propriety, Harmony presents Jane Austen as a self-conscious artist, a woman keenly aware that literature and aesthetics were to play an important role in the education and development of British society. The scope of the book is interdisciplinary and international, revealing Austen’s connection with the sister arts and placing her squarely in the context of English and European theories of creativity and writing.
