Jane Austen's families / / June Sturrock [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Sturrock June
• Pubblicazione: Anthem Press, 2013; London : , : Anthem Press, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (148 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 823/.7
• Soggetto topico: Families in literature
• Soggetto non controllato: Literary Criticism; European; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
• 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'.
• Titolo autorizzato: Jane Austen's families
• ISBN: 0-85728-297-2; 1-299-20194-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910433259103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series