A Jane Austen Encyclopedia (häftad)
Format
Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
440
Utgivningsdatum
1998-06-01
Förlag
Greenwood Press
Illustrationer
bibliographies
Dimensioner
234 x 156 x 25 mm
Vikt
790 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
1 Hardback
ISBN
9780313300172

A Jane Austen Encyclopedia

Inbunden,  Engelska, 1998-06-01
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Perhaps the first modern novelist, Jane Austen (1775-1817) has left an indelible mark on the world of letters. She is best known as the author of penetrating studies of domestic life and manners, and her novels such as Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), and Mansfield Park (1814) continue to be read and appreciated today. Yet Austen also wrote numerous other pieces and a substantial body of letters. While her novels have received large amounts of critical attention, scholars have also increasingly studied her other writings, and Austen scholarship continues to grow each year. This reference book is an accurate, comprehensive, and detailed guide to her life and career. A chronology outlines the principal events in her life and places her within larger literary and historical contexts. The several hundred alphabetically arranged entries that follow identify characters and family members, discuss works and themes, and synthesize the large body of criticism that has grown around her works. Every one of her texts, including all of her minor writings, has a separate entry, as have most of her fictional characters. Entries for individual works typically provide details of composition and publication, a plot summary and critical commentary, a list of characters, and bibliographical references. The volume closes with an extensive bibliography of works by and about her.
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.,."functions successfully as a ready-reference tool, an introduction to the work of Austen, and as a scholarly bibiography."-ARBA ?...functions successfully as a ready-reference tool, an introduction to the work of Austen, and as a scholarly bibiography.?-ARBA ?[A] comprehensive and valuable book....The book is a veritable "treasure trove" for the Janiete and a useful tool for the student or researcher....Of particular value is the unique way the material is organized....Greenwood Publishing Group has produced a valuable book, with an attractive typeface and a sturdy binding that school libraries will appreciate.?-Jane Austin Society of North America News ?[I]t offers much more than its title and structure suggest and is a rich source of information and stimulating ideas which constantly impel the reader on to the satisfactions of Jane Austen's texts.?-D.H. Lawrence Society Newsletter ?In clear, easy-to-read language, Poplawski examines the life, works, characters, and minutiae of Austeniana....An invaluable tool for Austen scholars and fans, this book will also prove a treasure trove...to the young literary tourists approaching Mansfield Park for the first time.?-School Library Journal ?Poplawski's is certain the most satisfactory work of its kind...not the least because the bibliography is as up to date as the logistics of publication could allow.?-The Times Literary Supplement ?This compilation reflects meticulous research and a thorough knowledge of Austen's writings....Poplawski's encyclopedia provides excellent plot summaries and character sketches, and it will be a valuable addition to high-school, public, and academic libraries.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin ?This superb reference examines Austen's life, her work, and the body of criticism about both....this work is unique in its scope and in its integration of biographical, literary, and critical contexts. The straightforward style and wealth of information makes this work highly suitable for public libraries...Poplawski has created an encyclopedia that is a boon to Austen scholars, making this an essential purchase for all academic libraries.?-Library Journal "YA comprehensive and valuable book....The book is a veritable "treasure trove" for the Janiete and a useful tool for the student or researcher....Of particular value is the unique way the material is organized....Greenwood Publishing Group has produced a valuable book, with an attractive typeface and a sturdy binding that school libraries will appreciate."-Jane Austin Society of North America News "YIt offers much more than its title and structure suggest and is a rich source of information and stimulating ideas which constantly impel the reader on to the satisfactions of Jane Austen's texts."-D.H. Lawrence Society Newsletter ..."functions successfully as a ready-reference tool, an introduction to the work of Austen, and as a scholarly bibiography."-ARBA "[A] comprehensive and valuable book....The book is a veritable "treasure trove" for the Janiete and a useful tool for the student or researcher....Of particular value is the unique way the material is organized....Greenwood Publishing Group has produced a valuable book, with an attractive typeface and a sturdy binding that school libraries will appreciate."-Jane Austin Society of North America News "[I]t offers much more than its title and structure suggest and is a rich source of information and stimulating ideas which constantly impel the reader on to the satisfactions of Jane Austen's texts."-D.H. Lawrence Society Newsletter "In clear, easy-to-read language, Poplawski examines the life, works, characters, and minutiae of Austeniana....An invaluable tool for Austen scholars and fans, this book will also prove a treasure trove...to the young literary tourists approaching Mansfield Park for the first time."-School Library Journal "Poplawski's is certa

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PAUL POPLAWSKI is Director of Studies at Vaughan College, University of Leicester. He has taught widely in 19th and 20th century literature and specializes in D. H. Lawrence, Modernism, and Jane Austen. He recently published a revised 3rd edition of Warren Robets' A Bibliography of D. H. Lawrence (2001). He is also the author of D. H. Lawrence: A Reference Companion (Greenwood, 1996), and A Jane Austen Encyclopedia (Greenwood, 1998), and editor of Writing the Body in D. H. Lawrence (Greenwood, 2001).

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Preface Chronological Contexts Chronology of Jane Austen's Life and Works Historical Chronology, 1750-1820 Literary Chronology, 1749-1820 Encyclopedia of Jane Austen's Life and Works Bibliographies Works by Jane Austen Books and Pamphlets on Jane Austen, with a Chronological Summary Essays on Jane Austen Index