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 a doctorate from the University of Oxford, where she has taught classics and English Literature. Brought up in Kent, she now lives in Oxford with her husband and son. She is also the author of Jane Austen, the Secret Radical and The Life and Lies of Charles Dickens . 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, Kelly Helena
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 03.11.2016
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies
• EAN: 9781785781162
• ISBN: 978-1-78578-116-2
• Pages: 327
• Dimensions (packing): 16 x 24.2 x 3 cm
• Subjects: Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, English, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain, LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors, Pride and Prejudice, United Kingdom, Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Gender studies: women and girls, Literature: history and criticism, Biography & Memoir, paula byrne, claire tomalin, lucy worsley, Jane AUsten: A Life, The Real Jane Austen, The Life and Lies of Charles DIckens, Austen Girls, Helen Amy, Jane Austen at Home