Sense and sensibility : an annotated edition
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Author
Contributors
Spacks, Patricia Meyer, editor.
Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780674724556, 0674724550
Physical Desc
431 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
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Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013.
Language
English
ISBN
9780674724556, 0674724550
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"Sense and Sensibility (1811) marked the auspicious debut of a novelist identified only as "A Lady." Jane Austen's name has since become as familiar as Shakespeare's, and her tale of two sisters has lost none of its power to delight. Patricia Meyer Spacks guides readers to a deeper appreciation of the richness of Austen's delineation of her heroines, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, as they experience love, romance, and heartbreak. On display again in the editor's running commentary are the wit and light touch that delighted readers of Spacks's Pride and Prejudice: An Annotated Edition. In her notes, Spacks elucidates language and allusions that have become obscure (What are Nabobs? When is rent day?), draws comparisons to Austen's other work and to that of her precursors, and gives an idea of how other critics have seen the novel. In her introduction and annotations, she explores Austen's sympathy with both Elinor and Marianne, the degree to which the sisters share "sense" and "sensibility," and how they must learn from each other. Both manage to achieve security and a degree of happiness by the novel's end. Austen's romance, however, reveals darker overtones, and Spacks does not leave unexamined the issue of the social and psychological restrictions of women in Austen's era." -- Publisher's description.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Austen, Jane, -- 1775-1817. -- Sense and sensibility.
Domestic fiction.
England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Gentry -- England -- Fiction.
Inheritance and succession -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
Mate selection -- Fiction.
Sisters -- England -- Fiction.
Young women -- England -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Gentry -- England -- Fiction.
Inheritance and succession -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
Mate selection -- Fiction.
Sisters -- England -- Fiction.
Young women -- England -- Fiction.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Austen, J., & Spacks, P. M. (2013). Sense and sensibility: an annotated edition . The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 and Patricia Meyer, Spacks. 2013. Sense and Sensibility: An Annotated Edition. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 and Patricia Meyer, Spacks. Sense and Sensibility: An Annotated Edition The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Austen, Jane, and Patricia Meyer Spacks. Sense and Sensibility: An Annotated Edition The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013.
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