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Jane Austen and the Interplay of Character - Softcover

Morris, Ivor

 
9780485121421: Jane Austen and the Interplay of Character
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0485121425 ISBN 13: 9780485121421
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

The unique force of Jane Austen's novels lies in the interplay of her characters. Nothing much happens, on the surface; but, as in life, minor shifts and changes evoke enormous consequences in the lives of individuals. In this stimulating book, Ivor Morris anatomises one of her best-loved characters, Mr Collins: "conceited, pompous, narrow-minded, silly". His obsequious flatteries, parading self-approval, witless blunderings and hapless endeavours in romance have delighted generations of readers. By focusing on this entertaining figure, Ivor Morris has produced that rare thing - a seriously analytical and genuinely amusing study. Ivor Morris has also published on Elizabethan drama and elsewhere on Austen.

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Review

'thoroughly enjoyable and provocative' Choice

Synopsis

The force of Jane Austen's novels lies in the interplay of her characters. In this text, Ivor Morris anatomizes one of her best-loved characters, Mr Collins.

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Publisher
Continuum International Publishing
Publication date
1998
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0485121425
ISBN 13 
9780485121421
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
192