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- Jane Austen, the Secret Radical
- Publication Name
- Jane Austen, the Secret Radical
- Title
- Jane Austen, the Secret Radical
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 1524732109
- EAN
- 9781524732103
- ISBN
- 9781524732103
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism
- Topic
- Women, Literary, Subjects & Themes / Politics, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Release Date
- 02/05/2017
- Release Year
- 2017
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Item Length
- 9.5in
- Item Width
- 6.5in
- Item Weight
- 22.4 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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A brilliant, illuminating reassessment of the life and work of Jane Austen that makes clear how Austen has been misread for the past two centuries and that shows us how she intended her books to be read, revealing, as well, how subversive and daring--how truly radical--a writer she was. In this fascinating, revelatory work, Helena Kelly--dazzling Jane Austen authority--looks past the grand houses, the pretty young women, past the demure drawing room dramas and witty commentary on the narrow social worlds of her time that became the hallmark of Austen's work to bring to light the serious, ambitious, deeply subversive nature of this beloved writer. Kelly illuminates the radical subjects--slavery, poverty, feminism, the Church, evolution, among them--considered treasonous at the time, that Austen deftly explored in the six novels that have come to embody an age. The author reveals just how in the novels we find the real Jane Austen: a clever, clear-sighted woman "of information," fully aware of what was going on in the world and sure about what she thought of it. We see a writer who understood that the novel--until then seen as mindless "trash"--could be a great art form and who, perhaps more than any other writer up to that time, imbued it with its particular greatness.
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1524732109
ISBN-13
9781524732103
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229554057
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Book Title
Jane Austen, the Secret Radical
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Women, Literary, Subjects & Themes / Politics, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
22.4 Oz
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Pr4038.P6.K38 2017
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Early excitement about Helena Kelly's JANE AUSTEN, THE SECRET RADICAL "Helena Kelly makes the case for Austen as an author steeped in the fear of war and revolution who wrote about the burning political issues of the time . . . Meticulously researched . . . Through a combination of beautifully precise close readings alongside Austen's biographical, literary and historical context, Kelly shows us that the novels were about nothing more or less than the burning political questions of the day . . . A deeply welcome book . . . A sublime piece of literary detective work that shows us once and for all how to be precisely the sort of reader that Austen deserves." --Caroline Criado-Perez, The Guardian "A bodice-burstingly brilliant book . . . Essential . . . What this radical re-reading of the novels does so brilliantly is to exhort us all to chuck out the chintz, and the teacups, and all the traditional romantic notions about Austen's work that have been fed to us for so long . . . However well you think you know the novels, you'll be raring to read them again once you've read this." --Caroline Sanderson, The Bookseller (Book of the Month), Early excitement about Helena Kelly's JANE AUSTEN, THE SECRET RADICAL "Ambitious . . . illuminating, provocative . . . Kelly offers a salutary argument for reading Austen's novels with the serious attentiveness they invite and deserve." --Bharat Tandon, The Spectator "A thoroughly engaging read." --Devoney Looser, The Times Literary Supplement "A thoroughly impressive and convincing re-reading of Jane Austen's work . . . Kelly takes the author's catalogue of works, much adapted, much loved, and turns them upside down, shaking out the petticoats and love stories to find a dark, politically motivated underbelly. Beneath the drawing room chatter and matchmaking, Kelly points us toward Austen's carefully woven-in ideas and opinions on, among others, the deadliness of marriage and motherhood, corruption in the church, and the debilitating poverty caused by enclosure of common lands . . . You'll definitely see Austen's works differently from now on." --Ella Walker, The Press and Journal "Helena Kelly makes the case for Austen as an author steeped in the fear of war and revolution who wrote about the burning political issues of the time . . . Meticulously researched . . . Through a combination of beautifully precise close readings alongside Austen's biographical, literary and historical context, Kelly shows us that the novels were about nothing more or less than the burning political questions of the day . . . A deeply welcome book . . . A sublime piece of literary detective work that shows us once and for all how to be precisely the sort of reader that Austen deserves." --Caroline Criado-Perez, The Guardian "A bodice-burstingly brilliant book . . . Essential . . . What this radical re-reading of the novels does so brilliantly is to exhort us all to chuck out the chintz, and the teacups, and all the traditional romantic notions about Austen's work that have been fed to us for so long . . . However well you think you know the novels, you'll be raring to read them again once you've read this." --Caroline Sanderson, The Bookseller (Book of the Month), Early excitement about Helena Kelly''s JANE AUSTEN, THE SECRET RADICAL "Meticulously researched . . . Through a combination of beautifully precise close readings alongside Austen''s biographical, literary and historical context, Kelly shows us that the novels were about nothing more or less than the burning political questions of the day . . . A deeply welcome book. Kelly has produced a sublime piece of literary detective work that shows us once and for all how to be precisely the sort of reader that Austen deserves." --Caroline Criado-Perez, The New Review (The Observer) "A thoroughly impressive and convincing re-reading of Jane Austen''s works . . . Austen expert Helena Kelly takes the author''s catalogue of works, much adapted, much loved, and turns them upside down, shaking out the petticoats and love stories to find a dark, politically motivated underbelly . . . Kelly points us toward Austen''s carefully woven-in ideas and opinions on, among others, the deadliness of marriage and motherhood, corruption in the church, and the debilitating poverty caused by enclosure of common lands . . . You''ll definitely see Austen''s work differently from now on." --Ella Walker, Eastern Daily Press "Uncovering a radical, spirited and politically engaged Austen, Jane Austen, The Secret Radical will encourage you to read Jane, all over again." -- Yorkshire Post "Kelly amply shows her deep research into some of the lesser-known elements of Austen''s life and work . . . She exposes a depth beyond what at first may seem to be silly characters. A fine-grained study that shows us how to read between the lines to discover the remarkable woman who helped transform the novel from trash to an absolute art form." -- Kirkus Reviews "Ambitious . . . illuminating, provocative . . . Kelly offers a salutary argument for reading Austen''s novels with the serious attentiveness they invite and deserve." --Bharat Tandon, The Spectator "A thoroughly engaging read." --Devoney Looser, The Times Literary Supplement "A thoroughly impressive and convincing re-reading of Jane Austen''s work . . . Kelly takes the author''s catalogue of works, much adapted, much loved, and turns them upside down, shaking out the petticoats and love stories to find a dark, politically motivated underbelly. Beneath the drawing room chatter and matchmaking, Kelly points us toward Austen''s carefully woven-in ideas and opinions on, among others, the deadliness of marriage and motherhood, corruption in the church, and the debilitating poverty caused by enclosure of common lands . . . You''ll definitely see Austen''s works differently from now on." --Ella Walker, The Press and Journal "Helena Kelly makes the case for Austen as an author steeped in the fear of war and revolution who wrote about the burning political issues of the time . . . Meticulously researched . . . Through a combination of beautifully precise close readings alongside Austen''s biographical, literary and historical context, Kelly shows us that the novels were about nothing more or less than the burning political questions of the day . . . A deeply welcome book . . . A sublime piece of literary detective work that shows us once and for all how to be precisely the sort of reader that Austen deserves." --Caroline Criado-Perez, The Guardian "A bodice-burstingly brilliant book . . . Essential . . . What this radical re-reading of the novels does so brilliantly is to exhort us all to chuck out the chintz, and the teacups, and all the traditional romantic notions about Austen''s work that have been fed to us for so long . . . However well you think you know the novels, you''ll be raring to read them again once you''ve read this." --Caroline Sanderson, The Bookseller (Book of the Month), Early excitement about Helena Kelly's JANE AUSTEN, THE SECRET RADICAL "Kelly amply shows her deep research into some of the lesser-known elements of Austen's life and work . . . She exposes a depth beyond what at first may seem to be silly characters. A fine-grained study that shows us how to read between the lines to discover the remarkable woman who helped transform the novel from trash to an absolute art form." -- Kirkus Reviews "Ambitious . . . illuminating, provocative . . . Kelly offers a salutary argument for reading Austen's novels with the serious attentiveness they invite and deserve." --Bharat Tandon, The Spectator "A thoroughly engaging read." --Devoney Looser, The Times Literary Supplement "A thoroughly impressive and convincing re-reading of Jane Austen's work . . . Kelly takes the author's catalogue of works, much adapted, much loved, and turns them upside down, shaking out the petticoats and love stories to find a dark, politically motivated underbelly. Beneath the drawing room chatter and matchmaking, Kelly points us toward Austen's carefully woven-in ideas and opinions on, among others, the deadliness of marriage and motherhood, corruption in the church, and the debilitating poverty caused by enclosure of common lands . . . You'll definitely see Austen's works differently from now on." --Ella Walker, The Press and Journal "Helena Kelly makes the case for Austen as an author steeped in the fear of war and revolution who wrote about the burning political issues of the time . . . Meticulously researched . . . Through a combination of beautifully precise close readings alongside Austen's biographical, literary and historical context, Kelly shows us that the novels were about nothing more or less than the burning political questions of the day . . . A deeply welcome book . . . A sublime piece of literary detective work that shows us once and for all how to be precisely the sort of reader that Austen deserves." --Caroline Criado-Perez, The Guardian "A bodice-burstingly brilliant book . . . Essential . . . What this radical re-reading of the novels does so brilliantly is to exhort us all to chuck out the chintz, and the teacups, and all the traditional romantic notions about Austen's work that have been fed to us for so long . . . However well you think you know the novels, you'll be raring to read them again once you've read this." --Caroline Sanderson, The Bookseller (Book of the Month), Early excitement about Helena Kelly's JANE AUSTEN, THE SECRET RADICAL "A thoroughly engaging read." --Devoney Looser, The Times Literary Supplement "A thoroughly impressive and convincing re-reading of Jane Austen's work . . . Kelly takes the author's catalogue of works, much adapted, much loved, and turns them upside down, shaking out the petticoats and love stories to find a dark, politically motivated underbelly. Beneath the drawing room chatter and matchmaking, Kelly points us toward Austen's carefully woven-in ideas and opinions on, among others, the deadliness of marriage and motherhood, corruption in the church, and the debilitating poverty caused by enclosure of common lands . . . You'll definitely see Austen's works differently from now on." --Ella Walker, The Press and Journal "Helena Kelly makes the case for Austen as an author steeped in the fear of war and revolution who wrote about the burning political issues of the time . . . Meticulously researched . . . Through a combination of beautifully precise close readings alongside Austen's biographical, literary and historical context, Kelly shows us that the novels were about nothing more or less than the burning political questions of the day . . . A deeply welcome book . . . A sublime piece of literary detective work that shows us once and for all how to be precisely the sort of reader that Austen deserves." --Caroline Criado-Perez, The Guardian "A bodice-burstingly brilliant book . . . Essential . . . What this radical re-reading of the novels does so brilliantly is to exhort us all to chuck out the chintz, and the teacups, and all the traditional romantic notions about Austen's work that have been fed to us for so long . . . However well you think you know the novels, you'll be raring to read them again once you've read this." --Caroline Sanderson, The Bookseller (Book of the Month), Early excitement about Helena Kelly's JANE AUSTEN, THE SECRET RADICAL "A thoroughly impressive and convincing re-reading of Jane Austen's work . . . Kelly takes the author's catalogue of works, much adapted, much loved, and turns them upside down, shaking out the petticoats and love stories to find a dark, politically motivated underbelly. Beneath the drawing room chatter and matchmaking, Kelly points us toward Austen's carefully woven-in ideas and opinions on, among others, the deadliness of marriage and motherhood, corruption in the church, and the debilitating poverty caused by enclosure of common lands . . . You'll definitely see Austen's works differently from now on." --Ella Walker, The Press and Journal "Helena Kelly makes the case for Austen as an author steeped in the fear of war and revolution who wrote about the burning political issues of the time . . . Meticulously researched . . . Through a combination of beautifully precise close readings alongside Austen's biographical, literary and historical context, Kelly shows us that the novels were about nothing more or less than the burning political questions of the day . . . A deeply welcome book . . . A sublime piece of literary detective work that shows us once and for all how to be precisely the sort of reader that Austen deserves." --Caroline Criado-Perez, The Guardian "A bodice-burstingly brilliant book . . . Essential . . . What this radical re-reading of the novels does so brilliantly is to exhort us all to chuck out the chintz, and the teacups, and all the traditional romantic notions about Austen's work that have been fed to us for so long . . . However well you think you know the novels, you'll be raring to read them again once you've read this." --Caroline Sanderson, The Bookseller (Book of the Month)
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2017
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2016-042656
Dewey Decimal
823/.7
Dewey Edition
23
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