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S'està carregant… Jane Austen's Novels: The Art of Clarityde Roger Gard
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Although Jane Austen has long been England's best-loved novelist, much current criticism tends to ignore the appeal and accessibility of her novels and instead treats them as mere material--the preserve of academics, feminists, historical specialists, and would-be radical theorists. This book by Roger Gard is at once a thoughtful and detailed discussion of Jane Austen's oeuvre and a provocative and witty commentary that will stimulate all readers. Gard offers lively and perceptive discussions of the six major novels, together with the early Lady Susan and the unfinished Sanditon. The precise nature and scope of Jane Austen's realism, her particularly English approach to the world, and the characteristic blend in her work of a sharp skepticism about human nature and its banality with an idealism about human virtue are themes that recur throughout Gard's study. The book is moreover notable for the original and striking links it makes between Jane Austen and other authors ranging from Shakespeare to Flaubert, Lawrence, George Eliot, and Barbara Pym. Gard has something new to say in every chapter, and he says it with authority and style. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)823.7Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Early 19th century 1800-37LCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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Gard's writing is not a model of clarity either: his sentences are often convoluted, extremely long, include untranslated French passages, and forced me to seek a dictionary a number of times. One also needs to have read more 18th & 19th century literature than I have, since Gard is forever attempting to make a point by comparing Austen to some other work that I haven't read and that isn't sufficiently explained. I have read Madame Bovary, but I don't remember anything about her greyhound, so the comparison to Pug in Mansfield Park eludes me. That said, perhaps this is the sort of thing that professionals in literary criticism expect; indeed, I've read a lot worse, so perhaps I should only say that I don't recommend it to most people.
Gard does have a very worthwhile overall point, though. He argues that, contrary to what literary historians may argue, it is not necessary to do extensive research into Austen's life and times to understand her works. They are clear as they stand. I personally have read a number of the types of books that he mentions, like Alison Sulloway's Jane Austen and the Province of Womanhood, which I liked and Gard doesn't. I would agree with him that such reading is not necessary to understand Austen's work, although it can be interesting. I have an interest in the period beyond my enjoyment of Jane Austen, so I found it fascinating, but I don't think that I suddenly understand the books much better. I thank Gard for his confidence in common readers. ( )