The "Cinderella Fantasy": Reading Jane Austen's "Darling Child" Pride and Prejudice through the Lens of Carol Shields's Biography Jane Austen: A Life.
The article focuses on feminist reinterpretation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" through Carol Shields's biography "Jane Austen: A Life," exploring how a contemporary woman writer identifies Austen as both a literary foremother. Topics include Austen's transformation of novel into a feminized...
| Publicado en: | English Studies in Canada Vol. 48; no. 2/3; pp. 181 - 200 |
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| Formato: | Literary Criticism |
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English Studies in Canada
Jun-Sep2022
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| Sumario: | The article focuses on feminist reinterpretation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" through Carol Shields's biography "Jane Austen: A Life," exploring how a contemporary woman writer identifies Austen as both a literary foremother. Topics include Austen's transformation of novel into a feminized form, Shields's projection of feminist consciousness onto Austen's life and fiction, and interplay between biography and self-reflection of portrayal of intelligent female protagonists. |
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