| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 275 pages) |
| 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of sovereignty; CHAPTER 8 Persuasion: light on an old genre; CHAPTER 9 Sanditon and speculation; Select bibliography; UNPUBLISHED SOURCES; PRIMARY SOURCES; SECONDARY SOURCES; Index |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-267) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Philosophy
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Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Political and social views
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| SUBJECT |
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 fast |
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Austen, Jane. swd |
| Subject |
Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
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Enlightenment -- Great Britain
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Skepticism in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Enlightenment
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Intellectual life
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Literature and society
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Philosophy
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Political and social views
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Skepticism in literature
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Aufklärung
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Verlichting (cultuurgeschiedenis)
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056855
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0511230699 |
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9780511230691 |
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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 |
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0511231466 |
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0511316682 |
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9780511316685 |
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9780511484353 |
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0511484356 |
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1280703296 |
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9781280703294 |
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9780521759977 |
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0521759978 |
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