Jane Austen and narrative authority
In Jane Austen and Narrative Authority Tara Ghoshal Wallace argues that Austen self-consciously examines the sources and limitations of narrative authority. Far from embodying ideological and technical complacency, Austen's novels articulate a range of anxieties about authorship and authority. Authorship liberates as well as constrains Austen's desire for feminine power, allowing her to create an assertive narrative voice which is then subjected to irony and criticism. Austen's work thematizes …
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In Jane Austen and Narrative Authority Tara Ghoshal Wallace argues that Austen self-consciously examines the sources and limitations of narrative authority. Far from embodying ideological and technical complacency, Austen's novels articulate a range of anxieties about authorship and authority. Authorship liberates as well as constrains Austen's desire for feminine power, allowing her to create an assertive narrative voice which is then subjected to irony and criticism. Austen's work thematizes the complex relationship between narrative authority and readers' resistance.
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- Publication Date:1995.
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- Publisher(s):Macmillan
- Place of Publication:Basingstoke
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1995.
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- Description:xi, 155 pages
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0333607279, 9780333607275, 0312122365, 9780312122362
- oclc:ocm59945255
- LC Classification:PR4038.A89
- Dewey Decimal:823.7
Table of Contents
Introduction: Lady Susan's Progeny -- 1. Northanger Abbey and the Limits of Parody -- 2. Sense and Sensibility and Feminine Authority -- 3. Getting the Whole Truth in Pride and Prejudice -- 4. The Family Plot of Mansfield Park -- 5. Emma and the Inept Reader -- 6. Straight Talk in Persuasion.
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