Emma

A Case Study in Contemporary Criticism
1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-333-94710-4
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 480 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 664 g

Reihe: Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism

This new edition of Jane Austen's nineteenth-century novel presents the 1816 text along with contemporary critical essays that introduce students to Emma from gender, new historical, Marxist, cultural, and feminist perspectives. An additional essay demonstrates how various critical perspectives can be combined. The text and essays are complemented by contextual documents, introductions (with bibliographies), and a glossary of critical and theoretical terms.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Austen, Jane

Duckworth, Alistair M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART 1: EMMA: THE COMPLETE TEXT IN CULTURAL CONTEXT.- Biographical and Historical Contexts.- The Complete Text (1816 first edition).- Cultural Documents.- PART 2: EMMA: A CASE STUDY IN CONTEMPORARY CRITICISM.- A Critical History of Emma.- Gender Studies and Emma; C. Johnson.- Marxist Criticism and Emma; B. Fowkes Tobin.- Cultural Criticism and Emma; P. Delaney.- The New Historicism and Emma; P. Finch and C. Bowen.- Feminist Criticism and Emma; D. Looser.- Combining Critical Perspectives on Emma; M. Butler.- Glossary of Critical and Theoretical Terms.- About the Contributors.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

ALISTAIR M. DUCKWORTH teaches at the University of Florida.