Jane Austen - Robert P. Irvine - Paperback Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - 2005 - Engelsk - Booktok.dk

Description

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.