Libro A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on why we Read Jane Austen De C. S. Lewis

portada A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on why we Read Jane Austen

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Random House Lcc Us

Autor

C. S. Lewis

Año

2010

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

320

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

ISBN

0812980018

ISBN13

9780812980011

Categorías

Irlanda
Reino unido
Historia y crítica literaria

A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on why we Read Jane Austen

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Reseña del libro "A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on why we Read Jane Austen"

Why are we so fascinated with Jane Austen’s novels? Why is Austen so universally beloved? The essayists in this volume offer their thoughts on the delightful puzzle of Austen’s popularity. Classic and contemporary writers—novelists, essayists, journalists, scholars, and a filmmaker—discuss the tricks and treasures of Austen’s novels, from her witty dialogue, to the arc and sweep of her story lines, to her prescriptions for life and love. Virginia Woolf examines Austen’s maturation as an artist and speculates on how her writing would have changed had she lived another twenty years, while Anna Quindlen examines the enduring issues of social pressure and gender politics that make Pride and Prejudice as vital today as ever. From Harold Bloom to Martin Amis, Somerset Maugham to Jay McInerney, Eudora Welty to Amy Bloom, each writer reflects on Austen’s place in both the literary canon and our cultural imagination.