{"product_id":"30-great-myths-about-jane-austen-paperback-softback-9781119146865","title":"30 Great Myths about Jane Austen (Paperback \/ softback) 9781119146865","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003e30 Great Myths about Jane Austen\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eClaudia L. Johnson (Author), Clara Tuite (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119146865, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 August 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating look into the myths that continue to shape our understanding and appreciation of Jane Austen.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWas Jane Austen the best-selling novelist of her time? Are all her novels romances? Did they depict the traditional world of the aristocracy? Is Austen's writing easy to understand? Well into the 21st century, Jane Austen continues to be one of the most compelling novelists in all English literature. Many of her ideas about class, family, history, intimacy, manners, love, desire, and society, have inspired \"myths\" that are often contradictory — she was a Tory who was also a liberal feminist, or, her novels are at once sharply satirical and unapologetically romantic. Myths, like Austen's works, are dynamic, changing over time and impacting how we read and interpret literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e30 Great Myths about Jane Austen\u003c\/i\u003e examines the accepted beliefs — both true and untrue —that have most influenced our readings of Austen. Rather than simply de-bunking, or validating, commonly-held views about Austen, authors Claudia L. Johnson and Clara Tuite explore how these myths can be used to engage with the life, work, and reception of Jane Austen. Applying the most up-to-date scholarship to better understand how myths shape our appreciation of Jane Austen, this fascinating volume:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces readers to the history of Austen reception, both in academic scholarship and in the general public\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines Jane Austen’s life and letters, her historical contexts, her texts, and their afterlives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses Austen’s influence on the development of literary criticism as a discipline Explores each of Austen’s main novels, as well as relatively obscure texts such as Sanditon and The Watsons\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eOffering engaging narrative and original insights, \u003ci\u003e30 Great Myths about Jane Austen\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for scholars, instructors, and students of English and Romantic literature, as well as general readers with interest in the life and works of Jane Austen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations and Note on the Text vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 1 Jane Austen had no interest in fame 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 2 There is no sex in Jane Austen’s novels 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 3 Jane Austen wrote on little bits of ivory 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 4 Jane Austen’s juvenilia are scraps which she outgrew 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 5 Jane Austen’s novels are naturalistic 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 6 Jane Austen was unconscious of her art 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 7 \u003ci\u003eNorthanger Abbey \u003c\/i\u003eis a spoof on Gothic fiction 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 8 The Bath Jane Austen knew and loathed 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 9 Jane Austen’s writing is easy to understand 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 10 \u003ci\u003eSense and Sensibility \u003c\/i\u003eis a satire on sensibility 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 11 Jane Austen was the best-selling novelist of her time 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 12 Regency Austen 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 13 Only women read Jane Austen 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 14 As \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice \u003c\/i\u003eshows, all Austen’s novels are love stories 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 15 Jane Austen never mentions the war 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 16 Something happened to Jane Austen when she wrote \u003ci\u003eMansfield Park \u003c\/i\u003e101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 17 Jane Austen disapproved of the theater 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 18 Jane Austen was a Christian moralist 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 19 In \u003ci\u003eEmma\u003c\/i\u003e, Jane Austen created a heroine no one but an author would love 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 20 Jane Austen and the amorous effects of brass 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 21 \u003ci\u003ePersuasion \u003c\/i\u003eis an autumnal novel 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 22 Jane Austen was a feminist\/Jane Austen was not a feminist 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 23 Jane Austen’s letters are mean and trivial 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 24 Jane Austen was anonymous 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 25 Jane Austen’s novels depict the traditional world of the aristocracy 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 26 Jane Austen was a comic novelist 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 27 Jane Austen’s novels are about good manners 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 28 Jane Austen’s muslins 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 29 Jane Austen writes escape fiction 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth 30 Jane Austen was a star-crossed lover 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 203\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52463039578392,"sku":"9781119146865","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781119146865.jpg?v=1785546462","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/30-great-myths-about-jane-austen-paperback-softback-9781119146865","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}