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Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Literature -- Philosophy.
English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Literature -- Philosophy.
English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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Jane Austen and philosophy / edited by
Mimi
Marinucci
.
Rowman & Littlefield, 2017.
Call #:
823.7 A933ma
Subjects
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Literature -- Philosophy.
English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
Series
Great authors & philosophy.
ISBN:
9781442257092 (pbk.)
Description:
xv, 249 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
Generations of readers have fallen in love with Jane Austen's timeless tales of eighteenth-century English life. Even casual readers comprehend that these classic novels are not just love stories. They offer keen insights into various aspects of the human condition, such as interpersonal relationships, social conventions, and morality. An introduction to the incredible depth of this English novelist's stories, probing, for example, the struggles of Elizabeth and Jane Bennett, Emma Woodhouse, and Elinor and Marianne Dashwood as they face societal pressures and their own desires. The book explores questions about morality and duty, propriety and dignity, and obligation and happiness that sheds new light on the works of this classic author and reveals deep issues still relevant to the men and women of society today. Contributions by Charles Bane, Vittorio Bufacchi, Nancy Marck Cantwell, Eva Dadlez, Kathleen Dougherty, Keith Dromm, Suzie Gibson, Richard Gilmore, A.G. Holdier, Christopher Ketcham, David LaRocca, William Lindenmuth, Rita Oliveira, Elizabeth Olson, Janelle Pötzsch, Amanda Riter, Charles Taliaferro, Sally Winkle, and Andrea Zanin.
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Marinucci
,
Mimi
.
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J. D. Shatford Memorial Public Library
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823.7 A933ma
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