Sense and sensibility
By: Jane Austen ; edited by Kathleen James-Cavan.
Contributors: James-Cavan, Kathleen Viola, 1957-
Series: Broadview literary texts
Publisher: Broadview Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Peterborough, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 427
Subjects: Inheritance and succession -- Fiction; Social classes -- Fiction; Young women -- Fiction; Sisters -- Fiction; England -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: "Jane Austen's first published novel, Sense and Sensibility, is a witty satire of the sentimental novel, a popular genre in Britain throughout the 1790s and the Regency. When it first appeared in 1811, the words in its title carried significant cultural weight beyond the confines of the novel and into both popular and learned discourse. Through her dual heroines, Austen addresses, and satirizes, notions of sense and sensibility and engages with the issues of inheritance, marriage, and love." "The story concerns two sisters: the level-headed Elinor and the passionate and impulsive Marianne. When their father dies, his son by a previous marriage assumes possession of the family home. Marianne and Elinor, left to the care of their mercenary brother John and his wife Fanny, must move to a cottage with their mother. Each sister meets a man in whom she is interested, and, as with other Austen novels, requited love does not come easily." "This newly annotated edition offers a thorough and perceptive introduction and a wide range of carefully selected contextual materials that further explore the term "sensibility.""--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-427).