Jane Austen and the State of the Nation

Craig, Sheryl

Jane Austen and the State of the Nation explores Jane Austen's references to politics and to political economics and concludes that Austen was a liberal Tory who remained consistent in her political agenda throughout her career as a novelist. Read with this historical background, Austen's books emerge as state-of-the-nation or political novels.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-08-11

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137544544

DOI: 10.1057/9781137544551

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 183