The Politics of Jane Austen

by Edward D. Neill and Edward Neill

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312218729
• ISBN13: 9780312218720
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.8"