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A Jane Austen Encyclopedia
Paul Poplawski
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A Jane Austen Encyclopedia

Paul Poplawski Paul Poplawski

June 1998

Greenwood

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Through chronologies, alphabetically arranged entries, and extensive bibliographies, this encyclopedia provides detailed and comprehensive information about Austen's life, works, and critical reputation.

Perhaps the first modern novelist, Jane Austen (1775-1817) has left an indelible mark on the world of letters. She is best known as the author of penetrating studies of domestic life and manners, and her novels such as Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), and Mansfield Park (1814) continue to be read and appreciated today. Yet Austen also wrote numerous other pieces and a substantial body of letters. While her novels have received large amounts of critical attention, scholars have also increasingly studied her other writings, and Austen scholarship continues to grow each year. This reference book is an accurate, comprehensive, and detailed guide to her life and career.

A chronology outlines the principal events in her life and places her within larger literary and historical contexts. The several hundred alphabetically arranged entries that follow identify characters and family members, discuss works and themes, and synthesize the large body of criticism that has grown around her works. Every one of her texts, including all of her minor writings, has a separate entry, as have most of her fictional characters. Entries for individual works typically provide details of composition and publication, a plot summary and critical commentary, a list of characters, and bibliographical references. The volume closes with an extensive bibliography of works by and about her.
Preface
Chronological Contexts
Chronology of Jane Austen's Life and Works
Historical Chronology, 1750-1820
Literary Chronology, 1749-1820
Encyclopedia of Jane Austen's Life and Works
Bibliographies
Works by Jane Austen
Books and Pamphlets on Jane Austen, with a Chronological Summary
Essays on Jane Austen
Index
Reviews
This superb reference examines Austen's life, her work, and the body of criticism about both....this work is unique in its scope and in its integration of biographical, literary, and critical contexts. The straightforward style and wealth of information makes this work highly suitable for public libraries...Poplawski has created an encyclopedia that is a boon to Austen scholars, making this an essential purchase for all academic libraries.—Library Journal

In clear, easy-to-read language, Poplawski examines the life, works, characters, and minutiae of Austeniana....An invaluable tool for Austen scholars and fans, this book will also prove a treasure trove...to the young literary tourists approaching Mansfield Park for the first time.—School Library Journal

...functions successfully as a ready-reference tool, an introduction to the work of Austen, and as a scholarly bibiography.—ARBA





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