A-Z Guide to Jane Austen's World

Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-1-4214-5555-6
Verlag: J. Hopkins Uni. Press

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 127 mm x 178 mm, Gewicht: 295 g

A beautifully illustrated guide to Jane Austen's fiction and life.

An A–Z Guide to Jane Austen's World offers an inviting, richly informed companion to one of literature's most enduring authors. Organized alphabetically and beautifully illustrated throughout, internationally recognized Austen scholar Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey introduces readers to twenty-six carefully chosen terms that illuminate the social customs, material culture, language, and historical forces shaping Jane Austen's fiction and life.

From Accomplishment and Baronetage to Tea, Uniform, and Zigzag, each entry pairs close attention to Austen's novels with historical context and rich biographical insight. Readers encounter familiar scenes and characters alongside surprising details: how money actually worked in the Regency period; why certain games mattered at evening gatherings; what carriage types revealed about character; and how letter writing, clothing, and landscape design carried political and social meaning. These seemingly small words and objects expand to draw a fuller picture of Austen's own place in an age of revolution.

Brodey balances scholarly authority with an accessible, lively voice that avoids romanticized clichés of the Regency era, instead presenting a nuanced look at a society marked by inequality, rapid change, and global entanglements. The entries offer fresh perspectives that will surprise even longtime Austen readers. Harriet Wu's whimsical, elegant illustrations accompany each letter, enhancing the book's appeal as both a reference and a visually engaging object. Compact in size yet ambitious in scope, this gorgeous book brings Austen's world into clearer, more colorful focus.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brodey, Inger Sigrun Bredkjær

Weitere Mitwirkende

Wu, Harriet

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents
Foreword
1. Accomplishment
2. Baronetage
3. Constellations
4. Duel
5. Elves
6. Flowers
7. Games
8. Hermits
9. Imaginist
10. Jargon
11. Knights
12. Lace
13. Money
14. Nerves
15. Ocean
16. Post
17. Queens
18. Riding
19. Sympathy
20. Travel
21. Uniform
22. Volumes
23. Widow
24. X'ing
25. Yew
26. Zigzag
Postscript
Index
Works Cited

Über Autor(innen)

Brodey, Inger Sigrun Bredkjær
Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey is the Peter T. Grauer Distinguished Professor in the department of English and comparative literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the author of Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness. She is president of the Jane Austen Collaborative, a cofounder of the Jane Austen Summer Program, a regular host on Jane Austen & Co., and the principal investigator of Jane Austen's Desk.

Wu, Harriet
Harriet Wu is a graphic designer and illustrator based in Chapel Hill, NC.

Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey is a professor of English and comparative literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The author of Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness, she is president of the Jane Austen Collaborative, a cofounder of the Jane Austen Summer Program, a regular host on Jane Austen & Co., and the principal investigator of Jane Austen's Desk. Harriet Wu is a graphic designer and illustrator based in Chapel Hill, NC.