Jane Austen and the Creation of Modern Fiction: Six Novels in "a Style Entirely New"

by Collins Hemingway

Jane Austen's creative process has been largely unexamined. This book explores her development as a writer: what she adapted from tradition for her needs; what she learned novel to novel; how she used that learning in future works; and how her ultimate mastery of fiction changed the course of English literature. Jane Austen overcame the limitations of early fiction by pivoting from superficial adventures to the psychological studies that have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476694273
• ISBN13: 9781476694276
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up