Jane Austen : Introductions and Interventions

ISBN-13: 9780230007505 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 144 str.

John Wiltshire

Opis

This volume brings together lively articles which have been reworked especially for this collection. John Wiltshire explores the key themes and issues that Austen's novels raise for modern readers and explores the controversies that surround the author's work. These accessible essays question conventional readings and consider Austen in a new light

Spis treści

Preface .- PART I: INTRODUCTIONS.- Pride and Prejudice .- Mansfield Park .- Emma .- Persuasion .- PART II: INTERVENTIONS.- Mrs Bennet's Least Favourite Daughter .- Editing Mansfield Park .- (De)colonizing Mansfield Park .- The Comedy of Emma .- Comfort, Health and Creativity: A Reading of Emma .- PART III: EPILOGUE.- Jane Austen's England, Jane Austen's World .- Notes .- Index.

O autorze

JOHN WILTSHIRE is Reader in English at La Trobe University, Australia. His publications include Jane Austen and the Body and Recreating Jane Austen. He is a frequent speaker at Jane Austen Society meetings in North America and Australia.