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Jane Austen's novels are among the most polished and carefully-crafted works in the English literary heritage. This book takes extracts and examines them in close detail, bringing out the extraordinary richness of irony and implication in Jane Austen's writing. Using the tool of textual analysis, the reader is taught to explore and enjoy the delicate comedy of her narratives, and to inquire into the serious moral purpose that lies behind each of these four novels. This guide does not simplify the study of Jane Austen, but invites the reader to pursue and revel in the ironic subtlety of her methods and thought.
NICHOLAS MARSH is the author of the popular How to Begin Studying English Literature, now in its second edition, and the Master Guide, The Wife of Bath's Tale. He teaches English at Francis Holland School, Regent's Park, London.
General Editor's PrefacePART 1: ANALYSING JANE AUSTEN'S NOVELSLanguage and TextureCharacterisationStructure in Jane Austen's NovelsSocietyThe Place of WomenThe Theme of Change and the Change of ThemeIrony, and the AuthorPART 2: THE CONTEXT AND THE CRITICSJane Austen's Life and WorkJane Austen's Contribution to the Development of the NovelA Sample of Critical ViewsFurther ReadingIndex.
