WRIT 137: The Novels of Jane Austen: Home

Three copies available from the Internet Archive for limited borrowing.

"This fascinating, lively guide clarifies the sometimes bizarre maze of rules, regulations, and customs that governed everyday life in [19th century] England." (from the publisher)

Includes discussions of key concepts such as history, class, gender, science, and popular culture as well as accounts of central literary genres around the turn of the 19th century.

Chapters on broad topics such as Women, Empire, Music, Policing, Law, Poverty, Class, and Medicine, as well as many other A-Z entries on a wide range of topics.

Surveys the social, cultural and intellectual climate of English Romanticism from the 1780s to the 1830s.

Articles on prominent individuals, survey articles on history and literature during the Romantic Era, and other significant topics. Outside of Britain, includes significant content on Germany, France, Spain, and other European nations.

The first part of the volume focuses on broad themes including taste and aesthetics, national identity and empire, and key cultural trends such as sensibility and the gothic. The second part takes up the work of individual writers including Austen.

Includes chapters on social class, money, religion and politics, and the professional woman writer, as well as overviews of particular works and other aspects of Austen's life and writing.

Includes background information on the literary, historical, and economic of the novel, as well as critical analysis of key themes and topics.

In print only. You'll find it in the Reference area on the 2nd floor of Clapp Library.

A detailed guide to the life and career of Jane Austen, with entries on her characters, family members, works, and themes. Includes a chronology of her life and literary/historical contexts. (Print only)