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Language, Discourse, Society Ser.: Romancing Jane Austen : Narrative, Realism and the Possibility of a Happy Ending by Ashley Tauchert (2005, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan The Limited
ISBN-101403997470
ISBN-139781403997470
eBay Product ID (ePID)46913064
Product Key Features
Number of PagesXv, 192 Pages
Publication NameRomancing Jane Austen : Narrative, Realism and the Possibility of a Happy Ending
LanguageEnglish
SubjectWomen Authors, General, Gothic & Romance, Rhetoric, Modern / 19th Century, Modern / General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Subjects & Themes / General
Publication Year2005
TypeTextbook
AuthorAshley Tauchert
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Fiction
SeriesLanguage, Discourse, Society Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight14.8 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2005-049831
Dewey Edition22
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal823/.7
Table Of ContentIntroduction: The Persistence of Jane Austen's Romance Hastening Together to Perfect Felicity Her Opinions are all Romantic Lydia's Tremendous Gape She Does Not Like To Act The Operation of the Same System in Another Way Loving Longest, When Existence or When Hope is Gone Conclusion: The Possibility of a Happy Ending Notes Bibliography
SynopsisWe celebrate Jane Austen as the mother of the English realist novel, but have you ever wondered why she insists on giving her mature heroines the "perfect happiness" that can only be realized in the romance? "Romancing Jane Austen" asks the reader to consider Austen's happy endings as a "prophetic" rather than merely "illusory" answer to the contradiction that feminine subjectivity represents for history., We celebrate Jane Austen as the mother of the English realist novel, but have you ever wondered why she insists on giving her mature heroines the 'perfect happiness' that can only be realized in the romance? Romancing Jane Austen asks the reader to consider Austen's happy endings as a 'prophetic' rather than merely 'illusory' answer to the contradiction that feminine subjectivity represents for history. A happy ending for the feminine subject? But that would be against all the empirical odds...
LC Classification NumberPN715-749
