The Pleasures of Virtue

Political Thought in the Novels of Jane Austen

von Anne Ruderman

240 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Through a careful analysis of Jane Austen's novels that is sure to be controversial, Ruderman offers a unique interpretation of her subject's political philosophy. Her study challenges prevailing Austen scholarship, particularly contemporary feminist readings of Austen which impose historicist conventions upon her works. Locating and examining Austen's thought within a broad political and philosophical context, she concludes that Austen's conservative endorsement of marriage was motivated by her concern with happiness rather than with tradition.

• Reihe: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• ISBN: 9780847681006
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 21.11.1995
• Größe: 235 x 159 mm
• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc