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Record Nr.

UNINA9910433259103321

Autore

Sturrock June

Titolo

Jane Austen's families / / June Sturrock

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Anthem Press, 2013

ISBN

0-85728-297-2

1-299-20194-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (148 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series

Disciplina

823/.7

Soggetti

Families in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-143) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The functions of the dysfunctional family : Northanger Abbey, Sense and sensibility, Pride and prejudice -- Spoilt children : Pride and prejudice, Mansfield Park and Emma -- Usefulness and exertion : mothers and sisters in Sense and sensibility, Mansfield Park, Emma and Persuasion -- Money, morals and Mansfield Park -- Speech and silence in Emma -- Dandies and beauties : the issue of good looks in Persuasion -- Conclusion : "creative attention."

Sommario/riassunto

'Jane Austen's Families' focuses on family dynamics in Jane Austen's six novels.  After a general introduction, which places its approach in the context of ethical criticism, it divides into two sections.  The first, 'Family Dynamics' consists of three chapters; 'The Function of the Dysfunctional Family', 'Spoilt Children' and 'Usefulness and Exertion'. The three chapters of section two, 'Fathers and Daughters' look at father and daughter relationships in 'Mansfield Park', 'Emma' and 'Persuasion'.