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Jane Austen and Representations of Regency England
By Roger Sales
306 pages
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Synopsis
In Jane Austen and Representations of Regency England , Roger Sales looks at Jane Austen's entire oeuve, and views her historically as a Regency writer voicing concerns on the condition of England.Examining Austen's literary works; her letters - in the context of those of other Regency women; as well as contemporary texts such as television adaptations of her work, Jane Austen and Representations of Regency England reconstructs the breadth of Jane Austen's writing. It also examines:* her representations ...
In Jane Austen and Representations of Regency England , Roger Sales looks at Jane Austen's entire oeuve, and views her historically as a Regency writer voicing concerns on the condition of England.Examining Austen's literary works; her letters - in the context of those of other Regency women; as well as contemporary texts such as television adaptations of her work, Jane Austen and Representations of Regency England reconstructs the breadth of Jane Austen's writing. It also examines:* her representations of dandyism and masculine identities* the events of the Regency crisis of 1810-12* the way in which Austen engaged in topical debates such as healthcare in both Emma and Persuasion .
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgements ix
- Textual Note xi
- Introduction xiii
- Part I - The Regency Reproduced 1
- 1 - Rewriting the Regency 3
- Part II - The Regency Rediscovered 29
- 2 - The Letters: Keeping and Losing Her Countenance 31
- 3 - The Prince, the Dandy and the Crisis 56
- Part III - The Political Condition of Regency England 85
- 4 - Mansfield Park: The Regency Crisis and the Theatre 87
- Part IV - The Sick Society: Leisure and Invalidism in the Later Writings 133
- 5 - Emma: The Village and the Watering Place 135
- 6 - Persuasion: The War and the Peace 171
- 7 - Sanditon: The Madhouse and the Greenhouse 200
- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgements ix
- Textual Note xi
- Introduction xiii
- Part I - The Regency Reproduced 1
- 1 - Rewriting the Regency 3
- Part II - The Regency Rediscovered 29
- 2 - The Letters: Keeping and Losing Her Countenance 31
- 3 - The Prince, the Dandy and the Crisis 56
- Part III - The Political Condition of Regency England 85
- 4 - Mansfield Park: The Regency Crisis and the Theatre 87
- Part IV - The Sick Society: Leisure and Invalidism in the Later Writings 133
- 5 - Emma: The Village and the Watering Place 135
- 6 - Persuasion: The War and the Peace 171
- 7 - Sanditon: The Madhouse and the Greenhouse 200
- Appendix 222
- Afterword 227
- Notes 240
- Select Bibliography 268
- Index 271