Jane Austen, The Secret Radical

Zusatztext 'Jane Austen: the Secret Radical is wonderful; a revelation. It's difficult to stand out from the crowd when writing about such an influential figure! but Helena Kelly has certainly achieved that with this smart! knowing! perceptive book.' Informationen zum Autor Helena Kelly holds degrees in Classics and English from Oxford and King's College London. She teaches Austen at an Oxford summer school! and for a programme for American visiting students in Bath. She has taught Austen to hundreds of people! of all ages! nationalities! and backgrounds. Jane Austen! The Secret Radical is her first book. Klappentext An iconoclastic re-evaluation of one of English Literature's most celebrated novelists. This book introduces us to a woman living in an age of revolution who used the novel to grapple with the weightiest of subjects: feminism! slavery! abuse! the treatment of the poor! the power of the Church! even evolution. Zusammenfassung An iconoclastic re-evaluation of one English Literature’s most celebrated novelists.

Product details

• Authors: Helena Kelly
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.11.2016
• EAN: 9781785781162
• ISBN: 978-1-78578-116-2
• No. of pages: 327
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 242 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain, Biography & Memoir