The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Jane Austen: Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companions
Autor Carol J. Adams, Douglas Buchanan, Kelly Geschen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 oct 2008
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780826429339
ISBN-10: 0826429335
Pagini: 228
Ilustrații: 150
Dimensiuni: 152 x 226 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Continuum
Seria Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companions
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 0826429335
Pagini: 228
Ilustrații: 150
Dimensiuni: 152 x 226 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Continuum
Seria Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companions
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Caracteristici
Jane Austen has been hot for a few years (not to mention Becoming Jane). Her novels have given rise to movies such as Clueless and Bridget Jones' Diary. Several of her novels will be carried on Masterpiece Theatre in 2007-8. Phrases such as Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, have entered the language, as have her characters like Mr. Darcy. Like the other Bedside subjects, Jane Austen seems to be everywhere.
Notă biografică
Carol J. Adams is an activist and author of The Pornography of Meat, Living Among Meat Eaters, and many other books challenging a sexist, meat-eating world. She is a sought-after speaker throughout North America and Europe, and has been invited to more than 100 campuses to show "The Sexual Politics of Meat Slide Show," which is always being updated to include contemporary cultural representations.Douglas Buchanan, whose interest is in artistic boundary-crossing, studies composition at the Peabody Conservatory with renowned American composer Michael Hersch; he is a recent honors graduate of the College of Wooster.Kelly Gesch, who has completed graduate work in 19th-century women's literature and feminist theory, is an avid vocalist with interests in German and Russian art song. Kelly is also an honors graduate of the College of Wooster.
Cuprins
"You could not shock her more than she shockes me; / Beside her Joyce seems innocent as grass. / It makes me most uncomfortable to see / An English spinster of the middle class / Describe the amorous effects of 'brass,' / Reveal so frankly and with such sobriety / The economic basis of society."First Impressions: On Reading Jane AustenCapsule: Pride and PrejudiceSidebar: Of White Soup and Darcy's 10,000 Pounds. Clearing up questions about these and other very important matters to Netherfield Park, Longbourn, adn PemberleyThe Sentence - no other sentence in English literature has suffered the flattery of imitation as has the opening of Pride and Prejudice.The Importance of a Good Carriage: traveling ca. 1812Sidebar: More than a Constitutional: Heroines who Favor WalkingLandscape and AustenA Mini-quiz of Austen"Why I married her" by Mr BennettWhat's Aldous Huxley got to do with it? Pride and Prejudice on Film. (From the 1940 [mis]treatment of the story to one of the most-watched programs in British broadcasting history [the BBC 1995 version] to the controversial 2005 post-nuptial kiss to Mrs Darcy--with a stop in India (Bride and Prejudice) and Bridget Jones.Sidebar: Leading Men from Laurence Olivier to Colin Firth and Matthew McFaydenAdmirers: An intereview with Helen FieldingMrs Bennett Was Right: The Marriage Plot in Austen NovelsPride and Prejudice: The Rejected ScreenplaysThe Pride and Prejudice QuizJane Austen, the Early YearsMap: Where Jane Austen LivedHow to Celebrate Jane Austen's Birthday (Dec 16) in StyleCapsule: Jane Austen's Juvenilia"If She Could See Them Now"--Austen's relationship with her publishersA Reading Quiz--Link the books being read with the readers from Austen's novelsCapsule: Sense and SensibilityClass and AustenSidebar: The Clergy in Austen's FictionSense and Sensiblity on FilmAn Austen Dictionary: Georgian, Linens, RegencyWhen and How to Read Jane Austen--A PoemWhat Makes a Janeite?Capsule: Mansfield Park"Why I Loved Mansfield Park"; "Why I Dislike Mansfield Park"Mansfield Park on FilmReviewers: Who Said What about Jane AustenThe Characters We Love to Hate--Lady Catherine de Bourgh et alJane Austen's LettersSidebar: Weather ReportCapsule: EmmaWry Is Not Just a Location in Yorkshire--Jane Austen's Style
Recenzii
Mention -Book News, November 2008
Could you pass a Jane Austen aptitude test or complete an Austen-themed crossword puzzle in ink? Whether you are capable of these tasks or aspire to be, you'll appreciate this latest edition in the popular series featuring studies of well-loved authors or their classic works (e.g., Charles Dickens, Frankenstein). With seriousness and good humor, Adams (The Sexual Politics of Meat), Douglas Buchanan, and Kelly Gesch have compiled commentaries on minute details in Austen's works. Readers will learn the importance of a good carriage, discover the ingredients in white soup and other foods consumed in Emma and Mansfield Park, and unearth the "myth-interpreting" themes of the books. The merchandizing of Austen is included, with a chapter on the best gifts for Austen fans. Novel summaries, character studies, time lines, and movie reviews are also included. Illustrations of Austen and her characters and photographs of manors and churches are just a few of the details that add to this excellent resource for book discussion groups, literature collections, and Janeites.
The claim of this Jane Austen Companion is that it offers something for everyone. There are interesting chapters on film and television versions of the novels and a crossword and an aptitude test are included for those who wish to test their familiarity with the texts. Altogther, it is an amusing and thought-provoking collection. This book offers good coverage on many aspects of the novels, and opens up different avenues for further exploration. The relaxed style of writing will particularly appeal to younger readers, and the wide coverage will satisfy anyone interested in the novels.
Author Carol J. Adams wrote a "5 Myths About Jane Austen" column for the Washington Post
Could you pass a Jane Austen aptitude test or complete an Austen-themed crossword puzzle in ink? Whether you are capable of these tasks or aspire to be, you'll appreciate this latest edition in the popular series featuring studies of well-loved authors or their classic works (e.g., Charles Dickens, Frankenstein). With seriousness and good humor, Adams (The Sexual Politics of Meat), Douglas Buchanan, and Kelly Gesch have compiled commentaries on minute details in Austen's works. Readers will learn the importance of a good carriage, discover the ingredients in white soup and other foods consumed in Emma and Mansfield Park, and unearth the "myth-interpreting" themes of the books. The merchandizing of Austen is included, with a chapter on the best gifts for Austen fans. Novel summaries, character studies, time lines, and movie reviews are also included. Illustrations of Austen and her characters and photographs of manors and churches are just a few of the details that add to this excellent resource for book discussion groups, literature collections, and Janeites.
The claim of this Jane Austen Companion is that it offers something for everyone. There are interesting chapters on film and television versions of the novels and a crossword and an aptitude test are included for those who wish to test their familiarity with the texts. Altogther, it is an amusing and thought-provoking collection. This book offers good coverage on many aspects of the novels, and opens up different avenues for further exploration. The relaxed style of writing will particularly appeal to younger readers, and the wide coverage will satisfy anyone interested in the novels.
Author Carol J. Adams wrote a "5 Myths About Jane Austen" column for the Washington Post
Descriere
A fantastically vast and witty companion to everything you need to know about Jane Austen, presented in a wonderfully fun and entertaining style which will appeal to all readers.