| Description |
1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Section I: The emotional damsel's dreamscape in Ann Radcliffe's the Romance of the forest -- Section II: Jane Austen's eighteenth-century heroines: comparisons, contrasts, and clarifications in sense and sensibility -- Section III: Parodic gothic and comic evil: Austen's eighteenth-century attempts at satirical humour -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
This scholarly text, suitable for graduates and undergraduates alike, examines how the Gothic writing of Ann Radcliffe and the eighteenth-century novels of Fanny Barney helped to shape and hone Jane Austen's own eighteenth century literary endeavors. It specifically focuses on Austen's early works Northanger Abbey, Lady Susan, and Sense and Sensibility, all of which were conceived and shaped during the last decade of the 1700's. This study closely follows the manner in which Austen eschewed the popular epistolary genre in favour of the novel-form, how she mastered the parodic-Gothic form, and. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Austen, Jane, 1775-1817. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Radcliffe, Ann, 1764-1823 -- Influence.
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Radcliffe, Ann, 1764-1823. |
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Gothic revival (Literature) -- England -- Influence.
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Gothic revival (Literature) |
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England. |
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Women and literature -- England -- History -- 18th century.
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Women and literature. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
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Women and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century.
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| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780773440531 0773440534 (DLC) 2012039920 |
| ISBN |
0773417532 (electronic book) |
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9780773417533 (electronic book) |
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9780773440531 |
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0773440534 |
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