A reading of Jane Austen
By: Barbara Hardy
Edition: 1st pbk. ed., with corrections.
Publisher: University of London, Athlone Press
Published: 1979
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781847140524
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; Jane Austen; LITERARY CRITICISM; European; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Description: A Reading of Jane Austen (first published by Peter Owen in 1975) has established itself with critics and readers as an outstanding contribution to the growing literature on this author, full of fresh and stimulating perceptions. Central to the word is Barbara Hardy's view of Jane Austen as the originator of the modern novel, largely through her creation of a new and flexible medium enabling her to move easily from sympathy to detachment, from one mind to many minds, from solitary scenes to social gatherings.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: I: The Flexible Medium; II: The Feelings and the Passions; III: The Storytellers 1: Continuity, Climax and Conclusion; IV: The Storytellers 2: Imagination and Memory; V: Social Groups; VI: Properties and Possessions; VII: A Sense of the Author