Jane Austen and the war of ideas
By: Marilyn Butler.
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: 1975
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
Subjects: Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Criticism and interpretation; English fiction -- 18th century -- History and criticism; Women and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century; Love stories, English -- History and criticism; Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 18th century
Description: An analysis of Jane Austen's art in the light of the intellectual ferment of her times argues that she represents a conservative reaction against more permissive, individualistic, and personally expressive types of fiction of earlier years.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.