Jane Austen and narrative authority
By: Tara Ghoshal Wallace.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 155
Subjects: Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Technique; Narration (Rhetoric) -- History -- 19th century; Authority in literature; Fiction -- Technique
Description: In Jane Austen and Narrative Authority Tara Ghoshal Wallace argues that Austen self-consciously examines the sources and limitations of narrative authority. Far from embodying ideological and technical complacency, Austen's novels articulate a range of anxieties about authorship and authority. Authorship liberates as well as constrains Austen's desire for feminine power, allowing her to create an assertive narrative voice which is then subjected to irony and criticism.

Austen's work thematizes the complex relationship between narrative authority and readers' resistance.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-150) and index.