Visuality In The Novels Of Austen Radcliffe Edgeworth And Burney

Author : Jessica A. Volz
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781783086610

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Visuality in the Novels of Austen, Radcliffe, Edgeworth and Burney by Jessica A. Volz Pdf

Visuality in the Novels of Austen, Radcliffe, Edgeworth and Burney argues that the proliferation of visual codes, metaphors and references to the gaze in women’s novels published in Britain between 1778 and 1815 is more significant than scholars have previously acknowledged. The book’s innovative survey of the oeuvres of four culturally representative women novelists of the period spanning the Anglo-French War and the Battle of Waterloo reveals the importance of visuality – the continuum linking visual and verbal communication. It provided women novelists with a methodology capable of circumventing the cultural strictures on female expression in a way that concealed resistance within the limits of language. In contexts dominated by ‘frustrated utterance’, penetrating gazes and the perpetual threat of misinterpretation, Jane Austen, Ann Radcliffe, Maria Edgeworth and Frances Burney used references to the visible and the invisible to comment on emotions, socio-economic conditions and patriarchal abuses. Visuality in the Novels of Austen, Radcliffe, Edgeworth and Burney offers new insights into verbal economy and the gender politics of the era by reassessing expression and perception from a uniquely telling point of view.

Author : Fanny Burney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1802
Category : England
ISBN : OXFORD:590185543

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Camilla, Or, A Picture of Youth by Fanny Burney Pdf

Author : Natasha Duquette,Elisabeth Lenckos
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781611461381

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Jane Austen and the Arts by Natasha Duquette,Elisabeth Lenckos Pdf

The essays collected in Jane Austen and the Arts; Elegance, Propriety, and Harmony examine Austen’s understanding of the arts, her aesthetic philosophy, and her role as artist. Together, they explore Austen’s connections with Edmund Burke, Adam Smith, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Madame de Staël, Joanna Baillie, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, and other writers engaged in debates on the sensuous experience and the intellectual judgment of art. Our contributors look at Austen’s engagement with diverse art forms, painting, ballet, drama, poetry, and music, investigating our topic within historically grounded and theoretically nuanced essays. They represent Austen as a writer-thinker reflecting on the nature and practice of artistic creation and considering the social, moral, psychological, and theological functions of art in her fiction. We suggest that Austen knew, modified, and transformed the dominant aesthetic discourses of her era, at times ironically, to her own artistic ends. As a result, a new, and compelling image of Austen emerges, a “portrait of a lady artist” confidently promoting her own distinctly post-enlightenment aesthetic system.

Author : Cathleen Schine
Publisher : Sarah Crichton Books
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429936378

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The Three Weissmanns of Westport by Cathleen Schine Pdf

A New York Times Best Seller A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Betty Weissmann has just been dumped by her husband of forty-eight years. Exiled from her elegant New York apartment by her husband's mistress, she and her two middle-aged daughters, Miranda and Annie, regroup in a run-down Westport, Connecticut, beach cottage. In Schine's playful and devoted homage to Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, the impulsive sister is Miranda, a literary agent entangled in a series of scandals, and the more pragmatic sister is Annie, a library director, who feels compelled to move in and watch over her capricious mother and sister. Schine's witty, wonderful novel The Three Weissmanns of Westport "is simply full of pleasure: the pleasure of reading, the pleasure of Austen, and the pleasure that the characters so rightly and humorously pursue....An absolute triumph" (The Cleveland Plain Dealer).

Author : Susan C. Greenfield
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2003-07-09
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780814338285

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Mothering Daughters by Susan C. Greenfield Pdf

The rise of the novel and of the ideal nuclear family was no mere coincidence, argues Susan C. Greenfield in this fascinating look at the construction of modern maternity.

Author : Pierre Dubois
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107108509

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Music in the Georgian Novel by Pierre Dubois Pdf

This book investigates the literary representation of music in the Georgian novel against its musical, aesthetic and cultural background.

Author : Edward Rutherfurd
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 913 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307806048

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Sarum by Edward Rutherfurd Pdf

A masterpiece of breathtaking scope—a brilliantly conceived epic novel that traces the entire turbulent course of English history This ebook edition features a new introduction by the author in honor of the thirtieth anniversary of Sarum. This rich tapestry weaves a compelling saga of five families—the Wilsons, the Masons, the family of Porteus, the Shockleys, and the Godfreys—who reflect the changing character of Britain. As their fates and fortunes intertwine over the course of the centuries, their greater destinies offer a fascinating glimpse into the future. An absorbing historical chronicle, Sarum is a keen tale of struggle and adventure, a profound human drama, and a magnificent work of sheer storytelling. Praise for Sarum “Bursts with action, encyclopedic in historic detail . . . supremely well crafted and a delight to read.”—Chicago Tribune “A fascinating journey . . . a clear yet sparkling window upon history with a superb narrative, so perfectly balanced between history and fiction that it clears away the mists of time from antiquity, giving the reader the impression that events over a span of ten centuries occurred only yesterday.”—Fort Worth Star-Telegram “Strong . . . appealing . . . I haven’t read so satisfactory a saga in years . . . in fact, perhaps not ever before. . . . It gives you not only history but comfort.”—Chicago Sun-Times “[Edward] Rutherfurd holds us all consistently intrigued. In Sarum he has created a splendid novel that will bring many hours of diversified reading pleasure.”—The Plain Dealer “A richly imagined vision of history, written with genuine delight.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Rutherfurd is at his best. . . . His storytelling skills are substantial. . . . One of the best books of the season.”—Kansas City Star “Absorbing . . . a superior historical novel . . . This blockbuster saga should appeal to discriminating readers, since Rutherfurd has an excellent grasp of his subject and a compelling story to tell.”—Publishers Weekly

Author : Anna Battigelli
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781644531761

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Art and Artifact in Austen by Anna Battigelli Pdf

Jane Austen distinguished herself with genius in literature, but she was immersed in all of the arts. Austen loved dancing, played the piano proficiently, meticulously transcribed piano scores, attended concerts and art exhibits, read broadly, wrote poems, sat for portraits by her sister Cassandra, and performed in theatricals. For her, art functioned as a social bond, solidifying her engagement with community and offering order. And yet Austen’s hold on readers’ imaginations owes a debt to the omnipresent threat of disorder that often stems—ironically—from her characters’ socially disruptive artistic sensibilities and skill. Drawing from a wealth of recent historicist and materialist Austen scholarship, this timely work explores Austen’s ironic use of art and artifact to probe selfhood, alienation, isolation, and community in ways that defy simple labels and acknowledge the complexity of Austen’s thought.

Author : Elizabeth Depoy,Gilson Stephen French Gilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Design
ISBN : 1839980451

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Emerging Thoughts in Disability and Humanness by Elizabeth Depoy,Gilson Stephen French Gilson Pdf

Emerging Thoughts in Disability and Humanness engages with fundamental questions about the legitimacy of the atypical body for membership, quasi-membership or exclusion from the category of human.

Author : Katrin Berndt,Alessa Johns
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110650440

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Handbook of the British Novel in the Long Eighteenth Century by Katrin Berndt,Alessa Johns Pdf

The handbook offers a comprehensive introduction to the British novel in the long eighteenth century, when this genre emerged to develop into the period’s most versatile and popular literary form. Part I features six systematic chapters that discuss literary, intellectual, socio-economic, and political contexts, providing innovative approaches to issues such as sense and sentiment, gender considerations, formal characteristics, economic history, enlightened and radical concepts of citizenship and human rights, ecological ramifications, and Britain’s growing global involvement. Part II presents twenty-five analytical chapters that attend to individual novels, some canonical and others recently recovered. These analyses engage the debates outlined in the systematic chapters, undertaking in-depth readings that both contextualize the works and draw on relevant criticism, literary theory, and cultural perspectives. The handbook’s breadth and depth, clear presentation, and lucid language make it attractive and accessible to scholar and student alike.

Author : Sue Wilkes
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473842755

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A Visitor's Guide to Jane Austen's England by Sue Wilkes Pdf

“Wilkes makes the world of Jane Austen come to life . . . from travel to fashion, shopping, leisure, and, of course, finding a mate” (Britain Express). Immerse yourself in the vanished world inhabited by Austen’s contemporaries. Packed with detail and anecdotes, this is an intimate exploration of how the middle and upper classes lived from 1775, the year of Austen’s birth, to the coronation of George IV in 1820. Sue Wilkes skillfully conjures up all aspects of daily life within the period, drawing on contemporary diaries, illustrations, letters, novels, travel literature, and archives. Were all unmarried affluent men really “in want of a wife”? Where would a young lady seek adventure? Would “taking the waters” at Bath and other spas kill or cure you? Was Lizzy Bennet bitten by bed-bugs while traveling? What would you wear to a country ball or a dance at Almack’s? Would Mr. Darcy have worn a corset? What hidden horrors lurked in elegant Regency houses? “A delight. I don’t think I’ve ever read a book that paints such a vivid picture of daily life in late 18th and early 19th century England. It makes a perfect companion for Austen’s beloved novels.” —The Heritage Traveller “A thoroughly engaging—and very informative—‘eyewitness’ guide to everything from medical matters to modes of travel.” —Joceline Bury, Jane Austen’s Regency World “Written as if to a first-time traveler in the Regency . . . an inviting read . . . a perfect gift for every Janeite friend and family member.” —Austenprose “A worthy contribution to the field of Austen social history and uses the mundane realities of life to illuminate the reader’s experience.” —Sensibilities

Author : Anne Toner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107073012

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Ellipsis in English Literature by Anne Toner Pdf

A history of ellipsis marks and their functions in major works of English literature over the past 500 years.

Author : Hannah Moss,Joe Bray
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781399500425

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Edinburgh Companion to Jane Austen and the Arts by Hannah Moss,Joe Bray Pdf

Jane Austen was a keen consumer of the arts throughout her lifetime. The Edinburgh Companion to Jane Austen and the Arts considers how Austen represents the arts in her writing, from her juvenilia to her mature novels. The thirty-three original chapters in this Companion cover the full range of Austen's engagement with the arts, including the silhouette and the caricature, crafts, theatre, fashion, music and dance, together with the artistic potential of both interior and exterior spaces. This volume also explores her artistic afterlives in creative re-imaginings across different media, including adaptations and transpositions in film, television, theatre, digital platforms and games.

Author : Ronald Carter,John McRae
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : English language
ISBN : 0415243173

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The Routledge History of Literature in English by Ronald Carter,John McRae Pdf

This is a guide to the main developments in the history of British and Irish literature, charting some of the main features of literary language development and highlighting key language topics.

Author : Jane Austen
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547755449

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The Watsons by Jane Austen Pdf

Mr. Watson is a widowed clergyman with two sons and four daughters. The youngest daughter, Emma, has been brought up by a wealthy aunt and is consequently better educated and more refined than her sisters. But when her aunt contracts a foolish second marriage, Emma is obliged to return to her father's house. Living near the Watsons are the Osbornes, a great titled family. Emma attracts some notice from the boorish and awkward young Lord Osborne, while one of her sisters pursues Lord Osborne's arrogant, social-climbing friend, Tom Musgrave. Emma is chagrined by the crude and reckless husband-hunting of two of her sisters, but gets involved in it whether she likes it or not.