Emma: An Authoritative Text Backgrounds Reviews and Criticism (A Norton Critical Edition) - Softcover

Austen, Jane

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9780393960143: Emma: An Authoritative Text Backgrounds Reviews and Criticism (A Norton Critical Edition)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0393960145 ISBN 13: 9780393960143
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1993

Synopsis

Emma (1816) is Jane Austen's most characteristic work. Convinced that she understands the world, Emma rules over her invalid father and the small social circle of Highbury with well-meaning tyranny. But she is highly fallible where love is concerned, and her failings there cause many misunderstandings - as well as giving the reader much enjoyment as order is restored. In her new introduction to this edition Terry Castle examines the pleasure given by Emma's reassuringly stable world and by its comedy, and examines the relationships, imagery, and continuing power of Austen's perhaps greatest novel.

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Publisher
W W Norton & Co Inc
Publication date
1993
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0393960145
ISBN 13 
9780393960143
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
430
Rating
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