Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion toPride and Prejudice
- Authors
- The Cambridge Companion toPride and Prejudice
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Preface
- Note on texts and abbreviations
- Chronology
- 1 Narrative
- 2 Character
- 3 Philosophy
- 4 Composition and publication
- 5 The literary context
- 6 The historical background
- 7 The economic context
- 8 Estates
- 9 Austen’s minimalism
- 10 Translations
- 11 Criticism
- 12 The romantic hero
- 13 Film and television
- 14 The cult ofPride and Prejudiceand its author
- 15 Pride and proliferation
- Guide to Further reading
- Index
5 - The literary context
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2013
- The Cambridge Companion toPride and Prejudice
- Authors
- The Cambridge Companion toPride and Prejudice
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Preface
- Note on texts and abbreviations
- Chronology
- 1 Narrative
- 2 Character
- 3 Philosophy
- 4 Composition and publication
- 5 The literary context
- 6 The historical background
- 7 The economic context
- 8 Estates
- 9 Austen’s minimalism
- 10 Translations
- 11 Criticism
- 12 The romantic hero
- 13 Film and television
- 14 The cult ofPride and Prejudiceand its author
- 15 Pride and proliferation
- Guide to Further reading
- Index
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- The Cambridge Companion to 'Pride and Prejudice' , pp. 56 - 66Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013
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