Jane Austen's letters / edited by Deirdre Le Faye.
2014
PR4036 .A4 2014 (Mapit)
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Title
Jane Austen's letters / edited by Deirdre Le Faye.
Uniform Title
Correspondence
Edition
Fourth edition.
ISBN
9780198704492 paperback
0198704496 paperback
0198704496 paperback
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Language
English
Description
xxv, 667 pages ; 22 cm
Call Number
PR4036 .A4 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification
823.7
Summary
Overview: Jane Austen's letters afford a unique insight into the daily life of the novelist: intimate and gossipy, observant and informative-they read much like the novels themselves. They bring alive her family and friends, her surroundings and contemporary events, all with a freshness unparalleled in modern biographies. Most important, we recognize the unmistakable voice of the author of such novels as Pride and Prejudice and Emma. We see the shift in her writing from witty and amusing descriptions of the social life of town and country, to a thoughtful and constructive tone while writing about the business of literary composition. R.W. Chapman's ground-breaking edition of the collected letters first appeared in 1932, and a second edition followed twenty years later. A third edition, edited Deirdre Le Faye in 1997 added new material, re-ordered the letters into their correct chronological sequence, and provided discreet and full annotation to each letter, including its provenance, and information on the watermarks, postmarks, and other physical details of the manuscripts. This new fourth edition incorporates the findings of recent scholarship to further enrich our understanding of Austen and give us the fullest and most revealing view yet of her life and family. In addition, Le Faye has written a new preface, has amended and updated the biographical and topographical indexes, has introduced a new subject index, and had added the contents of the notes to the general index. Teachers, students, and fans of Jane Austen, at all levels, will find in these letters remarkable insight into one of the most popular novelists ever.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Le Faye, Deirdre, editor.
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Table of Contents
Preface to the fourth edition
List of letters
Jane Austen's letters
Abbreviations and citations
Notes
General notes on the letters
Select bibliography
Biographical index
Topographical index
Subject index
General index.
List of letters
Jane Austen's letters
Abbreviations and citations
Notes
General notes on the letters
Select bibliography
Biographical index
Topographical index
Subject index
General index.