| Critical Insights: Pride and Prejudice: Print Purchase Includes Free Online Access Contributor(s): Mazzeno, Laurence W. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1587658437 ISBN-13: 9781587658433 Publisher: Salem Press OUR PRICE: $103.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Women Authors |
| Dewey: 823.700 |
| LCCN: 2011019126 |
| Series: Critical Insights |
| Physical Information: 1.34" H x 6.43" W x 9.25" (1.61 lbs) 300 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This Critical Insights volume on Pride and Prejudice is designed to provide students and nonspecialists in Austen studies an introduction to one of the most widely read novels of the past two centuries. New essays include a biography of Jane Austen, the critical reception of Pride and Prejudice, an examination of the novel's historical milieu, and a reading of the novel that stresses the importance Austen places on female education as a means of redefining the role of women in society. Other essays include an examination of the relationship between form and content in the novel, and several essays written from a feminist perspective. |