Jane austen and modernization: sociological readings
Auteur :
Thompson, J.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781137496010
Date de publication :
19 févr. 2015
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Jane Austen wrote when sociology was being established as the new discipline to understand social issues such as urbanization and industrialization. Drawing on landmark sociologists such as Durkheim and Bourdieu, this study argues that the novels of Austen were heavily influenced by these early developments in sociology.