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Jane Austen's Possessions and Dispossessions

The Significance of Objects

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
  2. Introduction

    • Sandie Byrne
    Pages 1-17
  3. Austen Possessions and Dispossessions

    • Sandie Byrne
    Pages 18-28
  4. Sense and Sensibility: Giving and Taking

    • Sandie Byrne
    Pages 29-56
  5. Pride and Prejudice: General Impressions

    • Sandie Byrne
    Pages 57-79
  6. Mansfield Park: Everything has its Price

    • Sandie Byrne
    Pages 80-112
  7. Emma: The Obliged and the Obligated

    • Sandie Byrne
    Pages 113-147
  8. Persuasion: Loss and Retrieval

    • Sandie Byrne
    Pages 148-172
  9. Northanger Abbey: Signs Taken for Wonders

    • Sandie Byrne
    Pages 173-196
  10. The Early Writing and Fragments

    • Sandie Byrne
    Pages 197-212
  11. The Land and the Big House

    • Sandie Byrne
    Pages 213-232
  12. Conclusion

    • Sandie Byrne
    Pages 233-248
  13. Back Matter

    Pages 249-293

About this book

Who owns, who buys, who gives, and who notices objects is always significant in Austen's writing, placing characters socially and characterizing them symbolically. Jane Austen's Possessions and Dispossessions looks at the significance of objects in Austen's major novels, fragments, and juvenilia.

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"Byrne is a knowledgeable guide to a fascinating topic. Her study is well-informed and has a well-stocked bibliography to peruse she always discusses interesting aspects of Austen's novels Byrne has a solid contribution to make to a rich field of study. The most interesting conclusion from her study is that we, Austen's readers, have done so much work in imagining her fictional worlds, without feeling particularly strained or even aware of it." Andre van Loon, JASNA News

Authors and Affiliations

  • Oxford University, UK

    Sandie Byrne

About the author

Sandie Byrne is University Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Oxford and Director of Studies in English Literature and Creative Writing at the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education, UK. She is the author of a number of articles and books on nineteenth- and twentieth-century writing.

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eBook USD 44.99
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Softcover Book USD 59.99
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Hardcover Book USD 54.99
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