Satire, Celebrity, and Politics in Jane Austen

Riassunto

In Satire, Celebrity, and Politics in Jane Austen, exciting new discoveries reveal Austen’s opinions on the state of the nation, Captain Cook’s death, and women’s right to comment on politics, including the slave-trade, while allusions to celebrities demonstrate her worldliness, fascination with politics, and relish of rumor.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jocelyn Harris
• Editore: Bucknell University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 03.08.2017
• EAN: 9781611488395
• ISBN: 978-1-61148-839-5
• Pagine: 388
• Dimensioni: 236 mm x 163 mm x 33 mm
• Peso: 784 g
• Serie: Transits: Literature, Thought & Culture, 1650-1850; Transits: Literature, Thought
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata