Product Description

Robert P. Irvine's guide to Jane Austen and her work is essential reading for students of English Literature. It is suitable both for students at introductory level, as extended reading, or for those beginning a detailed study of Austen.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #272933 in Books
• Published on: 2005-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

From the Back Cover
Jane Austen is one of Englands most enduringly popular authors, renowned for her subtle observations of the provincial middle classes of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century England.
This guide to Austens much-loved work offers:
*an accessible introduction to the contexts and many interpretations of Austens texts, including film adaptations, from publication to the present;
*an introduction to key critical texts and perspectives on Austens life and work, situated within a broader critical history;
*cross-references between sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism;
*suggestions for further reading.
Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of Jane Austen and seeking not only a guide to her works but also a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds them.