Jane Austen
(Part of the Bloom's Modern Critical Views Series, Bloom's Major Novelists Series, and Bloom's BioCritiques Series)
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Book Overview
A collection of critical essays by such contributors as Sandra M. Price and Ian Watt discuss the works of English novelist Jane Austen. This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:160413397X
ISBN13:9781604133974
Release Date:February 2009
Publisher:Chelsea House Publications
Length:315 Pages
Weight:0.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"
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A worthwhile reference book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I enjoyed the book. I read it at the same time as Emily Auerbach, "Searching for Jane Austen". Both are good in their own way. Auerbach's is much easier to read, not from lack of content but due to a better and more consistent writing style and point of view. Bloom's, like others in his Critical views series, is a collection of assorted authors' views of Austen. If you are an Austen fan you will like/agree with some and not others. This book can be dense and academic, not surprising, as it is written by them, for them. Once I realized this I chose to read it in small doses, a chapter or less at a time. Not a fast read (does it need to be?) but still very much worthwhile, full of valuable insights. I originally obtained it from the library and still opted to buy it afterward (and Auerbach's book), because each fills a different niche and is a useful reference. For the record, I am an Austen fan and not an academic, and willing to work harder for the sake of a fuller understanding.
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