1st Edition

Jane Austen and Representations of Regency England

By Roger Sales Copyright 1996
308 Pages
by Routledge

308 Pages
by Routledge

306 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more
Part 1 The Regency reproduced; Chapter 1 Rewriting the Regency; Part 2 The Regency rediscovered; Chapter 2 The letters; Chapter 3 The Prince, the dandy and the Crisis; Part 3 The political condition of Regency England; Chapter 4 Mansfield Park; Part 4 The sick society; Chapter 5 Emma; Chapter 6 Persuasion; Chapter 7 Sanditon;

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Roger Sales

'An energetic, well-researched and stimulating book.' - Times Literary Supplement

'This is an instructive but also highly amusing contribution to the vast canon of Austen literature.' - The Good Book Guide Magazine