Bibliograph

Jane Austen, young author, Juliet McMaster (University of Alberta, Canada)

Type

Label

Jane Austen, young author, Juliet McMaster (University of Alberta, Canada)

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-180) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Jane Austen, young author

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

945028636

Responsibility statement

Juliet McMaster (University of Alberta, Canada)

Summary

"...[E]xamines Jane Austen's acute and frequently uproarious juvenile works as important in their own right and for the ways they look forward to her novels. Exploring the early works both collectively and individually, McMaster shows how young Austen's fictional world, peopled by guzzlers and unashamed self-seekers, operates by an ethic of energy rather than the sympathy that dominates the novels. ... Rather than focusing on the immaturities of the juvenilia, McMaster maps the gradual shifts in tone and emphasis that signpost Austen's journey as a writer."--Publisher's website

Table Of Contents

Energy versus sympathy -- Jane's juvenilia illustrated -- Self-conscious author -- Greazy tresses, base miscreants, and horrid wretches : teenage Jane does dialogue -- "Love and friendship" in the classroom -- "Love and friendship" and its targets -- Partial, prejudiced, and proud : Pride and prejudice and the juvenilia

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