Satire, Celebrity, and Politics in Jane Austen |
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| Author:
| Harris, Jocelyn |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61148-839-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2017 |
| Publisher: | Bucknell University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $136.00 |
Book Description:
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In Satire, Celebrity, and Politics in Jane Austen, exciting new discoveries reveal Austen's opinions on the state of the nation, Captain Cook's death, and women's right to comment on politics, including the slave-trade, while allusions to celebrities demonstrate her worldliness, fascination with politics, and relish of rumor.
In Satire, Celebrity, and Politics in Jane Austen, exciting new discoveries reveal Austen's opinions on the state of the nation, Captain Cook's death, and women's right to comment on politics, including the slave-trade, while allusions to celebrities demonstrate her worldliness, fascination with politics, and relish of rumor.