The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

Annotation Leading scholars present a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to Jane Austen's works in the contexts of her contemporary world, and of present-day critical discourse. Besides discussions of Austen's novels and letters, there are essays on religion, politics, class consciousness, publishing practices, domestic economy, style in the novels and the significance of her juvenile works. A chronology provides biographical information, and assessments of the history of Austen criticism highlight the most interesting recent studies in a vast field of critical diversity Cover......Page 1 Title page......Page 7 Copyright page......Page 8 Contents......Page 9 Notes on Contributors......Page 11 Preface • Edward Copeland and Juliet McMaster......Page 13 Acknowledgements......Page 16 Texts and Abbreviations......Page 17 1 Chronology of Jane Austen's life • Deirdre Le Faye [1]......Page 19 2 The professional woman writer • Jan Fergus [12]......Page 30 The Cultural Context: Obstacles to Authorship......Page 31 The Process of Publishing......Page 33 Sale of copyright......Page 34 Money and the Market......Page 35 Sense and Sensibility......Page 37 Pride and Prejudice......Page 39 Mansfield Park......Page 41 Emma......Page 42 Persuasion and Northanger Abbey......Page 44 Notes......Page 47 3 Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice • Rachel M. Brownstein [32]......Page 50 Northanger Abbey......Page 54 Sense and Sensibility......Page 60 Pride and Prejudice......Page 67 Notes......Page 75 4 Mansfield Park, Emma, Persuasion • John Wiltshire [58]......Page 76 Mansfield Park......Page 77 Emma......Page 84 Persuasion......Page 94 Notes......Page 101 5 The short fiction • Margaret Anne Doody [84]......Page 102 Notes......Page 116 6 The letters • Carol Houlihan Flynn [100]......Page 118 'There is no reason to suppose that Miss Morgan is dead after all'......Page 120 'Fly[ing] off, through half a sentence, to her mother's old petticoat'......Page 122 Determined to Hazard Nothing......Page 125 Policing the Paraphernalia......Page 128 Notes......Page 131 7 Class • Juliet McMaster [115]......Page 133 Notes......Page 148 8 Money • Edward Copeland [131]......Page 149 Notes......Page 164 9 Religion and politics • Gary Kelly [149]......Page 167 Notes......Page 185 10 Style • John F. Burrows [170]......Page 188 Notes......Page 205 11 Jane Austen and literary traditions • Isobel Grundy [189]......Page 207 Notes......Page 225 12 Austen cults and cultures • Claudia L. Johnson [211]......Page 229 Notes......Page 242 Biography......Page 245 Criticism to 1970......Page 249 Criticism Since 1970......Page 252 Biography......Page 256 Criticism to 1970......Page 257 Criticism since 1970......Page 258 B......Page 262 C......Page 263 G......Page 264 J......Page 265 M......Page 266 P......Page 267 S......Page 268 W......Page 269 Jane Austen Cover 1 Title page 7 Copyright page 8 Contents 9 Notes on Contributors 11 Preface • Edward Copeland and Juliet McMaster 13 Acknowledgements 16 Texts and Abbreviations 17 1 Chronology of Jane Austen's life • Deirdre Le Faye [1] 19 2 The professional woman writer • Jan Fergus [12] 30 The Cultural Context: Obstacles to Authorship 31 The Process of Publishing 33 Publication by subscription 34 Publication by profit-sharing 34 Sale of copyright 34 Publishing on commission 35 Money and the Market 35 Austen's Publishing Career 37 Sense and Sensibility 37 Pride and Prejudice 39 Mansfield Park 41 Emma 42 Persuasion and Northanger Abbey 44 Notes 47 3 Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice • Rachel M. Brownstein [32] 50 Northanger Abbey 54 Sense and Sensibility 60 Pride and Prejudice 67 Notes 75 4 Mansfield Park, Emma, Persuasion • John Wiltshire [58] 76 Mansfield Park 77 Emma 84 Persuasion 94 Notes 101 5 The short fiction • Margaret Anne Doody [84] 102 Notes 116 6 The letters • Carol Houlihan Flynn [100] 118 'There is no reason to suppose that Miss Morgan is dead after all' 120 'Fly[ing] off, through half a sentence, to her mother's old petticoat' 122 Determined to Hazard Nothing 125 Policing the Paraphernalia 128 Notes 131 7 Class • Juliet McMaster [115] 133 Notes 148 8 Money • Edward Copeland [131] 149 Notes 164 9 Religion and politics • Gary Kelly [149] 167 Notes 185 10 Style • John F. Burrows [170] 188 Notes 205 11 Jane Austen and literary traditions • Isobel Grundy [189] 207 Notes 225 12 Austen cults and cultures • Claudia L. Johnson [211] 229 Notes 242 13 Further reading • Bruce Stovel [227] 245 Biography 245 Criticism to 1970 249 Criticism Since 1970 252 Works Cited 256 Biography 256 Criticism to 1970 257 Criticism since 1970 258 Index [244] 262 A 262 B 262 C 263 D 264 E 264 F 264 G 264 H 265 I 265 J 265 K 266 L 266 M 266 N 267 O 267 P 267 Q 268 R 268 S 268 T 269 V 269 W 269 Jane,Austen;,literature;,literary,criticism;,history;,19th,century,England Jane Austen,literature,literary criticism,history,19th century England In The Cambridge Companion To Jane Austen Leading Scholars From Around The World Present Austen's Works In Two Broad Contexts: That Of Her Contemporary World, And That Of Present-day Critical Discourse. Beside Discussions Of Austen's Novels There Are Essays On Religion, Politics, Class-consciousness, Publishing Practices, And Domestic Economy, Which Describe The World In Which Austen Lived And Wrote. More Traditional Issues For Literary Analysis Are Then Addressed: Style In The Novels, Austen's Letters As Literary Productions, And The Stylistic Significance Of Her Juvenile Works. The Volume Concludes With Assessments Of The History Of Austen Criticism And The Development Of Austen As A Literary Cult-figure; It Provides A Chronology, And Highlights The Most Interesting Studies Of Austen In A Vast Field Of Contemporary Critical Diversity. Chronology Of Jane Austin's Life / Deirdre Le Faye -- The Professional Woman Writer / Jan Fergus -- Northanger Abbey, Sense And Sensibility, Pride And Predjudice / Rachel M. Brownstein -- Mansfield Park, Emma, Persuasion / John Wiltshire -- The Short Fiction / Margaret Anne Doody -- The Letters / Carol Houlihan Flynn -- Class / Juliet Mcmaster -- Money / Edward Copland -- Religion And Politics / Gary Kelly -- Style / John F. Burrows -- Jane Austen And Literary Traditions / Isobel Grundy -- Austen Cults And Cultures / Claudia L. Johnson. Edited By Edward Copeland And Juliet Mcmaster. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 227-243) And Index.