This book argues that the way the eighteenth-century epistolary novel represented consciousness had a significant influence on the later novel, a view that had been largely ignored in most accounts of the development of the novel.
Beginning with the premise that the portrait was undergoing a shift in meaning during the Romantic age, Joe Bray investigates how the language of... Læs mere
This book argues that the way the eighteenth-century epistolary novel represented consciousness had a significant influence on the later novel, a view that had been largely ignored in most accounts of the development of the novel.
Beginning with the premise that the portrait was undergoing a shift in meaning during the Romantic age, Joe Bray investigates how the language of portraiture pervades the fiction of writers such as Maria Edgeworth, Jane Austen and Sir Walter Scott.
Joe Bray’s careful analysis of Jane Austen’s stylistic techniques reveals that the genius of her writing is far from effortless; Subsequent chapters investigate and challenge... Læs mere
Joe Bray’s careful analysis of Jane Austen’s stylistic techniques reveals that the genius of her writing is far from effortless; Subsequent chapters investigate and challenge... Læs mere