Sense and Sensibility (Alma Classics Evergreens): Jane Austen - Softcover

Jane Austen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847494846 ISBN 13: 9781847494849

Publisher: Alma Classics, 2015

Synopsis

"Sense and Sensibility" is famously characterised as the story of two Dashwood sisters who embody the conflict between the oppressive nature of 'civilised' society and the human desire for romantic passion. However, there is far more to this story of two daughters made homeless by the death of their father. Elinor, 19, and Marianne, 17, initially project the opposing roles with Elinor cautious and unassuming about romantic matters, while Marianne is wild and passionate when she falls hopelessly in love with the libertine Mr Willoughby. But the lessons in love and life see the two characters develop and change with sense and sensibility needing to be compromised as a matter of survival.Written when Austen was just nineteen, this story has been read as a biographical reflection of her relationship with her own sister Cassandra, with the younger Jane being the victim of 'sensibility.' However, the novel is far more than a simple case of passion versus manners, and depicts the romantic complications of two women made highly vulnerable by the loss of their father and estate. With a raw and intense quality Austen creates a romantic masterpiece on the backdrop of a fragile social context.

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Review:

'The wit of Jane Austen has for partner the perfection of her taste.' --Virginia Woolf

'As a creative realist, giving to her characters the very body and pressure of actual life, no writer, living or dead, has surpassed her.' --John Cowper Powys

'The technique of [Jane Austen's novels] is beyond praise... Her mastery of the art she chose, or that chose her, is complete.' --Elizabeth Bowen

About the Author:

The witty and sharply satirical novels of Jane Austen (1775-1817) have an influence that shows no sign of waning, with continual adaptations and echoes in contemporary culture, and an ever-enthusiastic audience.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alma Classics
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1847494846
• ISBN 13: 9781847494849
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368