Jane Austen: A Companion - Josephine Ross - Books - Rutgers University Press - 9780813539546 - November 16, 2006
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Jane Austen: A Companion First Paperback edition

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This illuminating, entertaining, up-to-date companion is the only general guide to Jane Austen, her work, and her world. Josephine Ross explores the literary scene during the time Austen's works first appeared: the books considered classics then, the "horrid novels" and romances, and the grasping publishers. She looks at the architecture and decor of Austen's era that made up "the profusion and elegance of modern taste": Regency houses for instance, Chippendale furniture, "picturesque scenery." On the smaller scale she answers questions that may baffle modern readers of Austen's work. What, for example, was "hartshorn"? How did Lizzy Bennet "let down" her gown to hide her muddy petticoat? Ross shows us the fashions, and the subtle ways Jane Austen used clothes to express character. Courtship, marriage, adultery, class and "rank," mundane tasks of ordinary life, all appear, as does the wider political and military world--especially the navy, in which her brothers served.

This book will add depth to all readers' enjoyment of Jane Austen, whether confirmed addicts or newcomers wanting to know what all the fuss is about.

274 pages, 44 b&w illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released November 16, 2006
ISBN13 9780813539546
Publishers Rutgers University Press
Pages 274
Dimensions 133 × 229 × 20 mm   ·   397 g
Language English  

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