Jane Austen / Edition 1

by Robert P. Irvine

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415314350
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/01/2005
Series:	Routledge Guides to Literature
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Irvine, Robert P.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Life and contexts; Chapter 2 Works; Chapter 3 Criticism; Chapter 4 Austen on screen;