Anthology British Women Writers
From the Middle Ages to the Present Day
Janet Todd Libri
Janet Todd è un'acclamata romanziera, biografa e critica letteraria il cui lavoro approfondisce la scrittura femminile e il femminismo. La sua vasta attività accademica esplora le vite e i mondi di significative figure letterarie. Todd esamina autrici come Jane Austen e Mary Wollstonecraft, insieme alle loro discendenti, e illumina anche figure meno esplorate ma d'impatto come Lady Mount Cashell. I suoi romanzi e le sue biografie sono apprezzati per le loro perspicaci prospettive su personaggi storici e letterari.
Jane Austen and Shelley in the Garden
- 304pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
Amusing and life-affirming novel from renowned Austen scholar, and novelist, for readers of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, A Man Called Ove, Saving Missy, includes interchanges with Jane Austen, and a Shelley twist. Celebrates how lives are made extraordinary through friendship, books, and new experiences -- at any age.
The thoroughly revised second edition of this innovative introduction by a leading scholar and editor of Austen's work explains what students need to know about her novels, life, context and reception. An essential purchase for students of Austen, as well as readers wanting to deepen their appreciation of the novels.
The Cambridge Introduction to Jane Austen
- 190pagine
- 7 ore di lettura
Focusing on energy sustainability, this book explores the reliance of both renewable and non-renewable energy systems on Earth's limited geological resources. Presented in an informal and humorous tone, it caters to a wide audience, including undergraduate students and lifelong learners, making complex concepts accessible and engaging.
Don't You Know There's a War On?
- 272pagine
- 10 ore di lettura
Joan revisits her life, blighted by WW2, drawing her daughter into her imaginings and desires. The boundaries between them collapse.