A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen

Why are we so fascinated with Jane Austen's novels? Why is Austen so universally beloved? The essayists...
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A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen by Carson, Susannah

A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen

$22.40

A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen

$22.40
Author: Susannah Carson
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Why are we so fascinated with Jane Austen's novels? Why is Austen so universally beloved? The essayists in this volume offer their thoughts on the delightful puzzle of Austen's popularity. Classic and contemporary writers--novelists, essayists, journalists, scholars, and a filmmaker--discuss the tricks and treasures of Austen's novels, from her witty dialogue, to the arc and sweep of her story lines, to her prescriptions for life and love.

Virginia Woolf examines Austen's maturation as an artist and speculates on how her writing would have changed had she lived another twenty years, while Anna Quindlen examines the enduring issues of social pressure and gender politics that make Pride and Prejudice as vital today as ever. From Harold Bloom to Martin Amis, Somerset Maugham to Jay McInerney, Eudora Welty to Amy Bloom, each writer reflects on Austen's place in both the literary canon and our cultural imagination.

Author: Susannah Carson,C. S. Lewis
Publisher: Random House Trade
Published: 11/09/2010
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 7.94h x 5.28w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780812980011

About the Author
Susannah Carson is a doctoral candidate in French at Yale University. Her previous degrees include an M.Phil from the Sorbonne Paris III, as well as MAs from the Université Lyon II and San Francisco State University. She has lectured on various topics of English and French literature at Oxford, the University of Glasgow, Yale, Harvard, Concordia, and Boston University.

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