Jane austen and the enlightenment
Auteur :
Knox-Shaw, Peter
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521759977
Date de publication :
4 juin 2009
Dimensions :
22,6 x 15,2 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
390 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In this radical revision of her engagement with the culture and politics of her age, Knox-Shaw argues that Austen was a writer steeped in the Enlightenment, and that her allegiance to a sceptical tradition within it, shaped by figures such as Adam Smith and David Hume, lasted throughout her career.