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.
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.
Joan revisits her life, blighted by WW2, drawing her daughter into her imaginings and desires. The boundaries between them collapse.
This book traces the author's life and times, her personal relationships, the attitudes and customs of the time that shaped her and were in turn shaped by her work, and the places where she lived, worked and set her novels.
Exquisitely written diary of radiation treatment for pelvic cancers that delves into literary consciousness, feminism, memory and an unquiet past.
A delightful collection of facts and insights devoted to the inimitable Jane Austen It's a truth universally acknowledged: Jane Austen is one of the most popular and loved authors in English literature. The Jane Austen Treasury brings this great novelist into focus, illuminating the attitudes and customs that shaped her life, times, and work. It explores the themes and historical context of each of her novels, revealing the complexities that underlie her timeless romances. Among the subjects examined are: The marriage proposal that Austen accepted, only to change her mind The mock grown-up fiction she wrote as a child Her personal connections to the Napoleonic Wars How her love of puzzles and verbal games influenced her writings And much more
An exploration of the life, work, and historical background of Aphra Behn: seventeenth-century dramatist, poet, novelist, political propagandist, bisexual and spy.
A literary novel of 1819 London and Venice: a successful Gothic novelist battles with psychological dependency and suffers the complexity of obsession.
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.
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.
This book explores Jane Austen's life, her relationships, and the societal attitudes of her time that influenced her work. It also examines the locations where she lived and set her novels, highlighting her enduring appeal to a global readership over the last 200 years.