Jane Austen (RLE Jane Austen): A French Appreciation (Routledge Library Editions: Jane Austen) - Softcover

Villard, Léonie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138084425 ISBN 13: 9781138084421

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

First published in 1924, this unique title provides an extremely valuable early Twentieth Century perspective on Jane Austen, offering analysis from both sides of the channel. The book includes both a translated study of Jane Austen by French academic Léonie Villard, and a study by influential biographer and critic, R. Brimley Johnson.

Johnson's study, made with particular reference to the unpublished epistolary novel, Love and Friendship, seeks to redress the balance of contemporary criticism of Austen, challenging the established links between Austen and Nineteenth Century realism, and suggesting instead that her work owes a great deal to the conventions of romance. He also demonstrates how her art transformed from the parody of Nothanger Abbey to the portraiture of the later novels.

Léonie Villard's ambitious work analyses a variety of topics relating to Austen's work, including women and marriage, psychology, satire, the gentry and the lasting value and scope of the novels. All in all, a very engaging, informative and insightful reissue.

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About the Author

Léonie Villard, R. Brimley Johnson

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138084425
• ISBN 13: 9781138084421
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256