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Jane Austen and the War of Ideas by Marilyn Butler (1988, Uk-Trade Paper)
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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100198129688
ISBN-139780198129684
eBay Product ID (ePID)1821391
Product Key Features
Number of Pages350 Pages
Publication NameJane Austen and the War of Ideas
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1988
SubjectEuropean / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
TypeTextbook
AuthorMarilyn Butler
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
FormatUk-Trade Paper
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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight18 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN87-033003
Dewey Edition19
Reviews"The work is stimulating and controversial. Highly original in concepts, it is given authority by topnotch scholarship; Butler knows the most minor 18th-century novels as well as what must be all Austen criticism....Highly recommended for all students of the novel."-- Choice, 'There can be no doubt of the immense value for the critical reader of this impressive exposition of conflicting views concerning the individual and society at the end of the 18th century.' The Review of English Studies., 'There can be no doubt of the immense value for the critical reader of this impressive exposition of conflicting views concerning the individual and society at the end of the 18th century.' The Review of English Studies.'the most accomplished 'close reading' to date of Jane Austen's dialogue, and the most stylish book written on Austen since Mary Lascelles's Jane Austen and her Art.' Marilyn Butler The London Review of Books'Readers of Jane Austen will welcome the return of Marilyn Butler's learned and controversial book on Jane Austen, reprinted with a new and extensive survey of recent scholarship. ... this book will be a valuable addition to a scholar's library. Butler's thesis casts light on Austen's fiction and her style emulates Austen'sw crisp clarity. ... Butler writes informatively about her subject, rather than about the need for the method. 'Eighteenth Century Fiction, 'Readers of Jane Austen will welcome the return of Marilyn Butler's learned and controversial book on Jane Austen, reprinted with a new and extensive survey of recent scholarship. ... this book will be a valuable addition to a scholar's library. Butler's thesis casts light on Austen's fictionand her style emulates Austen'sw crisp clarity. ... Butler writes informatively about her subject, rather than about the need for the method. 'Eighteenth Century Fiction, "The work is stimulating and controversial. Highly original in concepts, it is given authority by topnotch scholarship; Butler knows the most minor 18th-century novels as well as what must be all Austen criticism....Highly recommended for all students of the novel."--Choice, 'the most accomplished 'close reading' to date of Jane Austen's dialogue, and the most stylish book written on Austen since Mary Lascelles's Jane Austen and her Art.' Marilyn Butler The London Review of Books
Dewey Decimal823/.7
SynopsisInterest in Jane Austen has never been greater, but it is revitalized by the advent of feminist literary history. In a substantial new introduction Marilyn Butler places this book, which was first published in 1975, within the larger tradition of post-war criticism, from the generation of Edmund Wilson, Lionel Trilling, and F.R. Leavis to that of the now-dominant feminist critics. Professor Butler argues that Austen herself lived in contentious times. Like Wordsworth and Coleridge, she served her literary apprenticeship in the 1790s, the decade of the Terror and the Napoleonic Wars, an era in England of polemic and hysteria. Political partisanship shaped the novel of her youth, in content, form, and style. In this book, she now examines the very different schools of writing about Austen, and finds in them some unexpected continuities, such as a willingness to recruit her to modern aims, but a reluctance to engage with her own history. When the book first came out it attracted attention for its fresh, controversial approach to ideas on Austen. The new edition shows how the arrival of feminism has made the task of the literary historian more vital and challenging than ever. 'Marilyn Butler has written a deeply provoking, exciting book.' New Statesman 'There can be no doubt of the immense value for the critical reader of this impressive exposition of conflicting views concerning the individual and society at the end of the eighteenth century.' Review of English Studies 'interesting, knowledgeable, and controversial.' Times Higher Education Supplement, It is often said that Jane Austen in the countryside remained isolated from the great events of her time. But as Marilyn Butler points out in Jane Austen and the War of Ideas , Austen was not isolated from reading novels, and novels carried controversy. The sentimental novel of the previous generation, the Jacobin novel of William Godwin, the philosophical comedy of Robert Bage and Maria Edgeworth--all conveyed their own kind of ideological meaning. By recognizing Austen's relationship to the literature of ideas, Butler offers acute readings of each of the novels and an intellectual context in which to see them as a whole., Alhough Austen is often viewed as a writer isolated from the great events of her time, Butler affirms her commitment to the literature of ideas, offering acute readings of each of Austen's novels and an intellectual context in which to view them. Although Austen is often viewed as a writer isolated from the great events of her time, Butler affirms her commitment to the literature of ideas, offering acute readings of each of Austen's novels and an intellectual context in which to view them., Interest in Jane Austen has never been greater, but it is revitalized by the advent of feminist literary history. In a substantial new introduction Marilyn Butler places this book, which was first published in 1975, within the larger tradition of post-war criticism, from the generation of Edmund Wilson, Lionel Trilling, and F.R. Leavis to that of the now-dominant feminist critics. Professor Butler argues that Austen herself lived in contentious times. Like Wordsworth and Coleridge, she served her literary apprenticeship in the 1790s, the decade of the Terror and the Napoleonic Wars, an era in England of polemic and hysteria. Political partisanship shaped the novel of her youth, in content, form, and style. In this book, she now examines the very different schools of writing about Austen, and finds in them some unexpected continuities, such as a willingness to recruit her to modern aims, but a reluctance to engage with her own history.When the book first came out it attracted attention for its fresh, controversial approach to ideas on Austen. The new edition shows how the arrival of feminism has made the task of the literary historian more vital and challenging than ever.'Marilyn Butler has written a deeply provoking, exciting book.' New Statesman'There can be no doubt of the immense value for the critical reader of this impressive exposition of conflicting views concerning the individual and society at the end of the eighteenth century.' Review of English Studies'interesting, knowledgeable, and controversial.' Times Higher Education Supplement, It is often said that Jane Austen in the countryside remained isolated from the great events of her time. But as Marilyn Butler points out in Jane Austen and the War of Ideas, Austen was not isolated from reading novels, and novels carried controversy. The sentimental novel of the previous generation, the Jacobin novel of William Godwin, the philosophical comedy of Robert Bage and Maria Edgeworth--all conveyed their own kind of ideological meaning. By recognizing Austen's relationship to the literature of ideas, Butler offers acute readings of each of the novels and an intellectual context in which to see them as a whole.
LC Classification NumberPR4038.P6B86 1987
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- 09 Mar, 2022
Fantastic for Austen fans who want a little more!
This was an excellent addition to my Jane Austen collection. This book had it all. If you want to stay up late, pick up this book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
