Jane Austen and Altruism

ISBN-13: 9781032173849 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 308 str.

Magdalen Ki

Opis

Jane Austen and Altruism identifies a compelling theme, namely, the view that Jane Austen propounds a rigorous, boundary-sensitive model of altruism that counters the human propensity to selfishness and promotes the culture of cooperation.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements

References to Jane Austen’s Works

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Austen Family and the Altruism Problem

Chapter 2: Psychopathy and Sympathy in Northanger Abbey

Chapter 3: Costly Signaling and the Handicap Principle in Sense and Sensibility

Chapter 4: Kin and Kith Altruism in Pride and Prejudice

Chapter 5: Survival of the Nicest in Mansfield Park

Chapter 6: Pathological Altruism in Emma

Chapter 7: Punishment in Persuasion

Afterword: The Choice of Altruism

Bibliography

Index

O autorze

Magdalen Ki (Ph.D., University of Edinburgh) is the Programme Director of MA in Literary and Comparative Studies, and Associate Professor at the Department of English Language and Literature at Hong Kong Baptist University. Her research interests include Jane Austen, Edgar Allan Poe, psychology, and gothic literature. Her articles have appeared in journals such as　Brontë Studies,　Poe Studies,　English Studies,　Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism,　Literature Compass,　and　Mississippi Quarterly. Her latest article "Kin Altruism, Spite, and Forgiveness in Pride and Prejudice" will appear in Philosophy and Literature (2019).