The Hidden Jane Austen
- Author: John Wiltshire, La Trobe University, Victoria
- Date Published: April 2014
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In this major study, leading Austen scholar John Wiltshire offers new interpretations of Jane Austen's six novels, Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1816), Northanger Abbey and Persuasion (1818). Much recent criticism of Austen has concentrated on the social, historical and intellectual context of her work, but Wiltshire turns attention back to Austen's prose techniques. Arguing that each of Austen's works has its own distinct focus and underlying agenda, he shows how Austen's interest in psychology, and especially her treatment of attention and the various forms of memory, helped shape her narratives. Through a series of compelling close readings of key passages in each novel, Wiltshire underscores Austen's unique ability to penetrate the hidden inner motives and impulses of her characters, and reveals some of the secrets of her narrative art.
Read more- A major new work on Jane Austen by one of her most sensitive and thoughtful critics
- Offers new interpretations of the six novels, arguing that each has its own distinct focus and agenda
- Explores Austen's unique ability to penetrate the hidden inner motives and impulses of her characters
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- Date Published: April 2014
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9781139950695
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Into the open with Catherine Morland
2. Elinor Dashwood and concealment
3. Elizabeth's memory and Mr Darcy's smile
4. The religion of Aunt Norris
5. The story of Fanny Price
6. Emma's overhearing
7. Anne Elliot and the ambient world
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