The Politics of Jane Austen
Edward Neill
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Hardback. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
Jane Austen is a formative influence on how we think about 'England' and 'Englishness', about class, ideology and gender issues. But the critical convoy for 'Jane', as she is patronizingly styled, aligns her with conservative views which her texts entertain - but don't finally sign up for. In fact, as Edward Neill points out in this devastating new study, it is possible to show that 'Tory Jane' is largely illusion, and that much traditional critical effort has been fundamentally misdirected. This exhilarating book seeks to 'liberate' the reading of Jane Austen by offering a very different critical inflection from those ... Read more
Jane Austen is a formative influence on how we think about 'England' and 'Englishness', about class, ideology and gender issues. But the critical convoy for 'Jane', as she is patronizingly styled, aligns her with conservative views which her texts entertain - but don't finally sign up for. In fact, as Edward Neill points out in this devastating new study, it is possible to show that 'Tory Jane' is largely illusion, and that much traditional critical effort has been fundamentally misdirected. This exhilarating book seeks to 'liberate' the reading of Jane Austen by offering a very different critical inflection from those ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
Number of Pages
175
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312218720
SKU
V9780312218720
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99-15
About Edward Neill
EDWARD NEILL works as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Cultural Studies at Middlesex University. He has published widely on Modernist poetry, Thomas Hardy, Jane Austen, and many other topics in a wide range of journals.
Reviews for The Politics of Jane Austen
Readers who share Neill's enthusiasm for television will enjoy his animated discussion of recent TV versions of Austen's novels. Studies in English Literature