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This innovative introduction by a leading scholar and editor of her work suggests what students need to know about her life, context and reception, while proposing a new reading of the novels. Each work is discussed in detail, and essential information about her literary influences and her impact on later literature and culture is provided. While the book considers the key areas of current critical focus, its analysis remains thoroughly grounded in readings ofthe texts themselves. Janet Todd outlines what makes Austen’s prose style and character development so experimental and gives useful starting points for the study of the major works, with suggestions for further reading. This book is an essential tool for all students of Austen, as well as for readers wanting to deepen their appreciation of the novels.  \nJanet Todd is Herbert J. C. Grierson Professor of English at the University of Aberdeen.  \nCambridge Introductions to Literature  \nThis series is designed to introduce students to key topics and authors. Accessible and lively, these introductions will also appeal to readers who want to broaden their understanding of the books and authors they enjoy.  \n􀀂 Ideal for students, teachers, and lecturers  \n􀀂 Concise, yet packed with essential information  \n􀀂 Key suggestions for further reading  \nTitles in this series:  \nEric Bulson The Cambridge Introduction to James Joyce  \nJohn Xiros Cooper The Cambridge Introduction to T. S. Eliot Janette Dillon The Cambridge Introduction to Early English Theatre Jane Goldman The Cambridge Introduction to Virginia Woolf David Holdeman The Cambridge Introduction to W. B. Yeats Ronan McDonald The Cambridge Introduction to Samuel Beckett John Peters The Cambridge Introduction to Joseph Conrad  \nMartin Scofield The Cambridge Introduction to the American Short Story Peter Thomson The Cambridge Introduction to English Theatre, 1660 –1900 Janet Todd The Cambridge Introduction to Jane Austen  \nFrom Fragments on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening by  \nH. Repton, assisted by his son, J. A. Repton (London: printed by  \nT. Bensley and Son, for J. Taylor, 1816), opposite p. 58. Reproduced by permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library.  \nThe Cambridge Introduction to  \nJane Austen  \nJANET TODD  \n􀀁􀀂􀀃􀀄􀀅􀀆􀀇􀀈􀀉 􀀊􀀋􀀆􀀌􀀉􀀅􀀍􀀆􀀎􀀏 􀀐􀀅􀀉􀀍􀀍  \nCambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo  \nCambridge University Press  \nThe Edinburgh Building, Cambridge 􀀁􀀄􀀑 􀀑􀀅􀀊, UK  \nPublished in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York [www.cambridge.org](www.cambridge.org)  \nInformation on this [title: www.cambridge.org/9780521858069](title: www.cambridge.org/9780521858069)  \n© Janet Todd 2006  \nThis publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provision of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press.  \nFirst published in print format 2006  \n􀀆􀀍􀀄􀀋-􀀒􀀓 􀀔􀀕􀀖-􀀗-􀀘􀀒􀀒-􀀑􀀚􀀑􀀓􀀖-􀀗 eBook (NetLibrary)  \n􀀆􀀍􀀄􀀋-􀀒􀀗 􀀗-􀀘􀀒􀀒-􀀑􀀚􀀑􀀓􀀖-􀀕 eBook (NetLibrary)  \n􀀆􀀍􀀄􀀋-􀀒􀀓 􀀔􀀕􀀖-􀀗-􀀘􀀑􀀒-􀀖􀀘􀀖􀀗􀀙-􀀔 hardback 􀀆􀀍􀀄􀀋-􀀒􀀗 􀀗-􀀘􀀑􀀒-􀀖􀀘􀀖􀀗􀀙-􀀑 hardback  \n􀀆􀀍􀀄􀀋-􀀒􀀓 􀀔􀀕􀀖-􀀗-􀀘􀀑􀀒-􀀙􀀕􀀚􀀙􀀔-􀀗 paperback 􀀆􀀍􀀄􀀋-􀀒􀀗 􀀗-􀀘􀀑􀀒-􀀙􀀕􀀚􀀙􀀔-􀀕 paperback  \nCambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of 􀀊􀀅􀀛s for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate.  \nContents  \nPreface page vii  \nList of abbreviations ix  \n1 Life and times 1  \n2 The literary context 18  \n3 Northanger Abbey 36  \n4 Sense and Sensibility 47  \n5 Pride and Prejudice 60  \n6 Mansfield Park 75  \n7 Emma 94  \n8 Persuasion 114  \nAfterword 132  \nNotes 134  \nFurther reading 146  \nIndex 148  \nPreface  \nIn this introductory","cbCaib5JAjWR74uy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaib5JAjWR74uy","pdf",1290848,165,"English","# Preface\n# 1 Life and times\n# 2 The literary context\n# 3 Northanger Abbey\n# 4 Sense and Sensibility\n# 5 Pride and Prejudice\n# 6 Mansfield Park\n# 7 Emma\n# 8 Persuasion\n# Afterword\n# Notes\n# Further reading\n# Index","[{\"question\":\"What does this book aim to teach students and readers about Jane Austen?\",\"answer\":\"It provides a detailed, introductory study of Austen’s six completed novels along with background material to place the works in their historical moment, helping readers understand Austen’s popularity and significance.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book approach the novels in relation to character and themes?\",\"answer\":\"It emphasizes Austen’s ability to create psychologically believable, self-reflecting characters, exploring the interplay of feeling and reason, present and memory, and the negotiation between desire and society.\"},{\"question\":\"Which Austen novels are covered in the main chapters?\",\"answer\":\"The contents list chapters on Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, and Persuasion.\"}]","The Cambridge Introduction to Jane Austen - Janet Todd | PDF",1789986177,254]