What Jane Austen's Characters Read (and Why) - Ford, Susan Allen
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"Jane Austen was a voracious and extensive reader, so it's perhaps no surprise that many of her characters display a similar appetite for the written word. But what did her characters read and what would their literary choices have meant to Austen's own readership, both at the time and today? This book answers that question and more, focusing on each of her novels and unpacking the multiple (and often surprising) ways in which these inform the reading of Austen's works"--

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Produktbeschreibung
"Jane Austen was a voracious and extensive reader, so it's perhaps no surprise that many of her characters display a similar appetite for the written word. But what did her characters read and what would their literary choices have meant to Austen's own readership, both at the time and today? This book answers that question and more, focusing on each of her novels and unpacking the multiple (and often surprising) ways in which these inform the reading of Austen's works"--
Autorenporträt
Susan Allen Ford is Professor of English Emerita, Delta State University, USA. and has been editor of Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal and Persuasions On-Line since 2006.
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This is an excellent book on the importance of books and reading in Jane Austen's life and works. Underpinned by careful research and insightful close readings of the novels, it clearly explains how understanding Austen's literary allusions illuminates her work in vital new ways. Professor Katherine Halsey, University of Stirling, UK