Jane Austen (Rle Jane Austen): A French Appreciation

ISBN-13: 9781138084421 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 256 str.

Leonie Villard; R. Brimley Johnson

Opis

First published in 1924, this unique title includes provides an extremely valuable early Twentieth Century perspective on Jane Austen, offering analysis from both sides of the channel. The book includes both a translated study of Jane Austen by French academic Léonie Villard, and a study by influential biographer and critic, R. Brimley Johnson.

Spis treści

Part I: New Study of Jane Austen  1. The Birth of Genius  2. Jane Austen - Book Lover  3. Life Must Correct Romance  4. The "Evergreen Follies" of Fiction  5. A Few "Romance-Persons" in the Novels  6. From Parody to Portraiture  Part II: Jane Austen and her Work  1. Woman, Love and Marriage  2. The Psychology of Jane Austen  3. Her Art  4. Humour and Satire  5. Value and Scope of Jane Austen's Work  6. Portrait's of the "Gentry"

O autorze

Léonie Villard, R. Brimley Johnson