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Rebecca Dickson

Autor/a de Jane Austen : An Illustrated Treasury

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female
Llocs de residència
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Organitzacions
University of Colorado at Boulder
Biografia breu
Rebecca Dickson first encountered Jane Austen while in high school, when she was assigned to read Pride and Prejudice. She's been reading Austen's novels ever since. Jane Austen just might have inspired her to go on to college and eventually get a doctorate in English literature with a specialty in nineteenth-century writers. Though she shifted her focus to American authors, she is an avowed Anglophile and still a committed Austenite. She has published essays on Austen, Kate Chopin, and environmental issues, and she co-wrote with Frank Grady Surviving the Day : An American POW in Japan an account of the POW experience in the Pacific during the Second World War. When not reading and writing about Jane Austen, she is hiking (she leads trips into the Colorado backcountry for the Sierra Club), biking, gardening, knitting, traveling, or visiting Brazil. She also loves cars and other animals and is a committed environmentalist. She teaches at the University of Colorado and lives in Boulder. [from Jane Austen : An Illustrated Treasury (2008)]

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A treasure indeed, I enjoyed the text more than I expected and the included letter and draft reproductions were interesting, plus beautiful paintings and illustrations throughout.
 
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amarie | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Jul 13, 2010 |
A well-designed collection of intersting things related to Jane Austen's life a work. A perfect gift for the Austenite who already has everything. The included memorabilia (letters, photographs)--inserted in envelopes between the pages--will appeal to young adults as well as adults.
 
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checkadawson | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Nov 3, 2009 |
My number one choice of Jane Austen inspired books of 2008

Has Jane Austen risen to a major pop-culture presence? Author Rebecca Dickson confidently thinks so, and her thoughtfully researched and beautifully illustrated new edition Jane Austen: An Illustrated Treasury is quite a persuasive testament. Any doubting Thomas’ will be hard pressed to argue against the evidence skillfully presented in this volume. Not only are the carefully chosen Regency era images complementary to her expertly written text, the overall friendly and visually appealing design and its incredible value place it as my number one choice of Jane Austen inspired books of 2008.

Surprisingly, this volume is not just a fluffy image gallery packed with pretty pictures. Rebecca Dickson is an Austen scholar and instructor of writing and literature at the University of Colorado at Boulder with a doctorate in English Literature with a specialty in eighteenth-century writers. A professed Austen enthusiast since reading Pride and Prejudice in High School, Dickson has written an inspiring tribute to her favorite author geared to the everyman reader. Her style is open and engaging and I never once felt the scholarly mantle descend to befuddle the text. The opening introduction and short biography are followed by six chapters devoted to each of Jane Austen’s major novels: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion. Within each novel chapter, Dickson not only discusses the novel’s plot, characters, highlights and impact on classic literature, but places it in context to Jane Austen’s life and her times. In the chapter on Pride and Prejudice for instance, she has included its publishing evolution from first draft in 1797 as First Impressions, to Austen’s father’s failed attempt at publication, to its final acceptance and publication sixteen years later in 1813, interweaving the changes in Austen’s life and her financial situation adding impact and interest. Interspersed throughout the chapter are quotes from the text acting like ‘fact bites’ emphasizing important points. The images selected stunningly present illustrations from Austen’s novels by the late Victorian artists Hugh Thomson, C.E. and H.M. Brock, vintage paintings and contemporary movie stills. The surprise bonus is removable reproductions of actual documents ranging from copies of handwritten letters by Jane Austen to a page of the rough draft of Persuasion.

My one disappointment (and it is a trifle) is in the cover design which is adequately pretty, but has nothing to do with Jane Austen, nor adds any Regency era feel or interest to entice buyers to open, explore and purchase this book. Given the length of thoughtful research and numerous images included in this glorious edition, one hopes that buyers will truly not judge its value by its cover. Highly giftable as an introduction to Jane Austen or as a tribute to the indoctrinated Janeite, reading this lovely volume will leave few in doubt of Jane Austen’s position as pop-culture icon and literary genius.

Laurel Ann, Austenprose
… (més)
 
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Austenprose | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Jan 25, 2009 |

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Obres
2
Membres
141
Popularitat
#145,671
Valoració
½ 4.6
Ressenyes
3
ISBN
3

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