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Routledge
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Routledge
218 Pages
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Routledge
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First published in 1972, Norman Page’s seminal study of The Language of Jane Austen seeks to demonstrate both the exceptional nature and the degree of subtlety of Jane Austen’s use of language.
As well as examining the staple items of her vocabulary and some of the characteristic patterns of her syntax, attention is paid to her use of dialogue and of the letter form. The aim of the study is... Read more
1. Style in Jane Austen’s novels 2. ‘The Best Chosen Language’ 3. ‘Vision in Action’: A Note on Syntax 4. ‘Frequent Conversations’ 5. The Epistolary Art 6. Conclusion
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Norman Page
