General Consent in Jane Austen: A Study of Dialogism 9780773568549
Readings of Jane Austen tend to be polarized: she is seen either as conformist - the prevalent view - or quietly subvers
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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface: Aunt Jennifer and Aunt Jane
Introduction: "Directly opposite notions": Critical Disputes
PART ONE: "Some truths not told": The Story of the Other Heroine
1 "I see every thing – as you can desire me to do": The Scolding and Schooling of Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility
2 "Exactly the something which her home required": The "unmerited punishment" of Harriet Smith in Emma
3 "A corrupted, vitiated mind": The Decline of Mary Crawford in Mansfield Park
4 "You are never sure of a good impression being durable": The Fall of Louisa Musgrove in Persuasion
5 "An itch for acting": Playing with Polyphony in Mansfield Park
PART TWO: "Their fates, their fortunes, cannot be the same": Cameo Appearances
6 "Surely this comparison must have its use": The "very strong resemblance" in Sense and Sensibility
7 "My expressions startle you": An "injured, angry woman" in Persuasion
8 "We must forget it": The "unhappy truth" in Pride and Prejudice
PART THREE: "Grievous imprisonment of body and mind": Investigating Crimes
9 "No tread of violence was ever heard": Silent Suffering in Mansfield Park
10 "Unnatural and overdrawn": "Alarming violence" in Northanger Abbey
11 "This ill-used girl, this heroine of distress": The "Diabolical scheme" in Lady Susan
Conclusion: What, Or Who, Is Jane Austen?
Afterword: "Another world must be unfurled": Austen Country
Bibliography
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