| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 275 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-267) and index. |
| Summary |
In this first ever study of Jane Austen and the Enlightenment, Peter Knox-Shaw draws out the Enlightenment principles and ideas which lie behind much of Austen's writing. His study offers a startling new perspective on Austen, and is essential reading for all those interested in Austen and her writing. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Note on chronology; CHAPTER 1 Auspices; CHAPTER 2 Pride and Prejudice, a politics of the picturesque; CHAPTER 3 Northanger Abbey and the liberal historians; CHAPTER 4 Sense and Sensibility and the philosophers; CHAPTER 5 Diffraction; CHAPTER 6 Mansfield Park: charting the religious revival; CHAPTER 7 Emma, and the flaws of sovereignty; CHAPTER 8 Persuasion: light on an old genre; CHAPTER 9 Sanditon and speculation; Select bibliography; UNPUBLISHED SOURCES; PRIMARY SOURCES; SECONDARY SOURCES; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Philosophy.
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Austen, Jane, 1775-1817. |
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Philosophy. |
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Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Political and social views.
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Political and social views. |
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Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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Literature and society. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Enlightenment -- Great Britain.
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Enlightenment. |
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Skepticism in literature.
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Skepticism in literature. |
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Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
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Intellectual life. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
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1700-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Knox-Shaw, Peter, 1944- Jane Austen and the Enlightenment. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004 (DLC) 2004049658 |
| ISBN |
0511230699 (electronic book) |
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9780511230691 (electronic book) |
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0511229070 |
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9780511229077 |
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0511229917 |
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9780511229916 |
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9780511231469 (electronic book) |
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0511231466 (electronic book) |
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0511316682 |
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9780511316685 |
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9780511484353 (ebook) |
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0511484356 (ebook) |
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1280703296 |
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9781280703294 |
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0521843464 (Cloth) |
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9780521843461 |
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