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| Verlag | Bloomsbury Trade |
| Auflage | 2022 |
| Seiten | 168 |
| Format | 14,0 x 1,1 x 21,9 cm |
| Gewicht | 204 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| EAN | 9781350254206 |
| Bestell-Nr | 35025420UA |
A neatly organised, lively book that provides Austen enthusiasts and students alike with an accessible and insightful entry point into this literary giant's oeuvre.
Klappentext:
Jane Austen's richly textured worlds have enchanted readers for centuries and this neatly organised, playful book provides Austen enthusiasts and students alike with a unique insight into the much-loved writer's way with words. Using a lively A-Z structure, Greaney provides fresh angles on familiar Austen themes (D is for dance; M is for matchmaking), casts light on under-examined corners of her imagination (R is for risk; S is for servant), and shows how current social and cultural concerns are re-shaping our understanding of her work (Q is for queer; W is for West Indies). Through this approach, we learn how attention to the tiniest linguistic detail in Austen's work can yield rewarding new perspectives on the achievements of one of our most celebrated authors.Sharply focused on textual detail but broad in scope it broaches questions that, like Austen's work, will intrigue, delight and inspire: Why are children so marginal in her storylines? Who is the best exponent of matchmaki ng in her fiction? Why are many of her female characters - but none of her heroines - called Jane? Providing a new close-up encounter with one of our most celebrated writers, this book invites a renewed appreciation of the infinite subtlety and endless re-readability of a body of writing in which every word counts.
Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Texts and abbreviationsAcknowledgements Introduction A is for AccidentB is for BathC is for ChildrenD is for DanceE is for EyeF is for FriendG is for GiftH is for HorseI is for IllJ is for JaneK is for KindnessL is for LetterM is for MatchmakingN is for NoO is for ObstacleP is for PoorQ is for QueerR is for RiskS is for ServantT is for TheatreU is for UnexpectedV is for VisitW is for West IndiesX is for XisY is for YoungZ is for Zigzag Works cited
Rezension:
The 26 pint-sized essays comprising A Jane Austen A-Z are stuffed full of insights. Each is a masterpiece in miniature. Learned yet playful, Michael Greaney teaches readers new things about the forms and preoccupations of Austen's fiction. Deidre Lynch, Professor of Literature, Harvard University, USA