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Jane Austen For Dummies
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| Part No: | 0470008296 |
| Manufacturer: | For Dummies |
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| Customer Rating: | 5.0 / 5.0 |
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- ISBN13: 9780470008294
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Explains Austen's methods, motivations, and morals The fun and easy way(r) to understand and enjoy Jane Austen Want to know more about Jane Austen? This friendly guide gives the scoop on her life, works, and lasting impact on our culture. It chronicles the events of her brief life, examines each of her novels, and looks at why her stories - of women and marriage, class and money, scandal and hypocrisy, emotion and satire - still have meaning for us today. Discover * Why Austen is so popular * The impact on manners, courtships, and dating * Love and life in Austen's world * Her life and key influences * Her most memorable characters
| Lighthearted Reference | 2010-08-28 | 5 / 5 |
| | If I have to sit and read a reference book about history, please at least make it interesting and enjoyable. Jane Austen for Dummies does just that. It's informative, well written, has a touch of humor, and weaves Austen's characters in and out of the manners and times of the day. In any event, if you want simple explanations as to Austen's life, the political times, mannerisms, homes, marriage, courting, and every other aspect of the world you often wish you could be part of, it's an enjoyable read. All I can say, is I certainly understand now why it was so important for a woman to marry well! Love and marriage seemed to be the one thing that made the world go around. |
| Excellent Austen Resource | 2010-03-22 | 5 / 5 |
| | As a former student of Dr. Ray's, I have long wished that I could call her up at odd hours to ask her about something she said in class. With this book, I no longer have to wish, nor do I have to wake her from sleep. In this guide I found all the fantastic information that Dr. Ray shared with us in the two classes I took about Austen all laid out nicely in easy to digest sections. For years I told my friends that Dr. Ray knew Ms. Austen better than Ms. Austen knew herself, and while that may not be entirely true, it captures the amount of information you will find about Ms. Austen, her world, and her stories. I would highly recommend this for the Austen student, fan, and newcomer. |
| Wonderful reference of Jane Austen | 2010-02-21 | 4 / 5 |
| ane Austen For Dummies by Joan Klingel Ray, PhD, Grade: A
I loved this reference book! The author did such a great job on explaining the things of Austen.
Here are the sections:
Part I: Getting to Know Jane Austen, Lady and Novelist
This part introduces Jane Austen and the era she lived/history of what was going on at that time in her world, and authors that inspired Austen in her writing.
Part II: Austen Observes Ladies and Gentleman
We learn all about dancing, courtship, and the business of marrying (along with some other tidbits). I loved this section! There's been so many things I haven't understood about her books and now I do!
Part III: Living Life in Jane's World
This section talks about women's limited roles and rights during her time, what being a gentleman entailed for men, home life, manners, and religion. This section really gets to the heart of the thoughts and ideas of her characters, the roles they played and why.
Part IV: Enjoying Austen and Her Influence Today
This section talks about reading her books with new insight. She also mentions the various adaptations of her novels to the stage, screen, and television and talks of authors who've been inspired by Austen.
Part V:The Part of Tens
She gives bounteous lists of places to visit, Jane Austen books to read, and her favorite Austen literary characters!
She packs so much information and yet makes it very readable and enjoyable. Plus she repeats many things so you don't forget what you've learned! This is one I will be putting on my to-buy list for quick reference as I reread all of her novels again!!! |
| What you need to learn about Jane Austen | 2010-02-14 | 4 / 5 |
| | I generally do not like the "For Dummies" book series, but I had already read two disappointing biographies on Jane Austen and this book seem to have a lot of good reviews so I bought it. First let me clarify, this is not a biography but rather an very fascinating look into the Jane Austen's world. The book is very well organized and well written book that lets you understand where Jane Austen was coming from when she wrote her famous novels. You will learn about the social mores of the day, the places Jane grew up and visited, the people she in her social circle and other things that influence her writings. This is a great book for a beginner or someone who has seen the movies based on Jane Austen's novels and wants to learn more about that time period in which she wrote. I wholeheartedly recommend this book. |
| Great read! | 2009-06-17 | 5 / 5 |
| | I only have two Austen novels under my belt, but I decided to read this book to help my understanding of the world and manners of her novels: the significance of dancing, the rules of talking to each other, how people courted and decided to marry, even the etiquette of letter-writing, and much, much more! It was so helpful, and as much as it is a helpful book, it is a really enjoyable read as well. |
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