Convention and the art of Jane Austen's heroines

Convention and the art of Jane Austen's heroines / William H. Magee.

Author/creator	Magee, William H.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	San Francisco : International Scholars Publications, 1995.
Description	199 pages ; 22 cm
Subject(s)	Austen, Jane, 1775-1817--Characters --Heroines. Convention (Philosophy) in literature. Women--England --Social conditions. English fiction--18th century --History and criticism. English fiction--19th century --History and criticism.

Contents	The art of the central heroine -- The conventional heroine as Jane Austen knew her -- Heroines in two worlds : parody and protest in the juvenilia -- Catherine Morland and the double delusions of fiction -- Elinor and Marianne Dashwood : social protest and sensibility -- Elizabeth Bennet and the golden world of Pemberley -- Fanny Price : the passive heroine as social outsider -- Emma Woodhouse : the active heroine as social leader -- Anne Elliot : the passive heroine as social critic -- Comprise with the convention.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-190) and index.
ISBN	1883255856
ISBN	1883255848 (pbk.)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PR4038.H4 M33 1995	✔ Available	Place Hold