Jane Austen and the state / / Mary Evans
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| Autore: |
Evans Mary <1946-, >
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| Titolo: |
Jane Austen and the state / / Mary Evans
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| Pubblicazione: | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (111 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 823.7 |
| Soggetto topico: | Politics and literature - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
| Social problems in literature | |
| Capitalism and literature | |
| Economics in literature | |
| Note generali: | First published in 1987 by Tavistock Publications. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; JANE AUSTEN AND THE STATE; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The world of Jane Austen; 2 Property relations; 3 Questioning the patriarchal order; 4 Women, men, and the state; Conclusion; Notes; List of works consulted or cited in the text; Name index; Subject index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Jane Austen is often associated with conservatism and her novels are often seen as light entertainment depicting a vanished world and its manners. Mary Evan's study, first published in 1987, seeks to contradict the conventional wisdom regarding Austen's social and political leanings and argues that far from endorsing established and conservative views Jane Austen advances a radical critique of the morality of bourgeois capitalism and demonstrates a concern for the articulation of women's rights and views whilst simultaneously drawing attention to the vulnerability of women in the eco |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Jane Austen and the state |
| ISBN: | 1-283-64299-9 |
| 0-203-81316-2 | |
| 1-136-69805-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910823816503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Routledge Library Editions: Jane Austen