Sense And Sensibility (Clothbound Classic)

Author: Jane Austen

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  • : $35.00 AUD
  • : 9780141040370
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
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  • : 0.567
  • : July 2011
  • : 204mm X 138mm X 40mm
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  • : April 2009
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  • : Jane Austen
  • : Clothbound Classics
  • : Hardback
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Barcode 9780141040370
9780141040370

Description

" As nearly flawless as any fiction could be."
-- Eudora Welty"As nearly flawless as any fiction could be."
--Eudora Welty"As nearly flawless as any fiction could be." --Eudora WeltyFamously characterized as the story of two Dashwood sisters who embody the conflict between the oppressive nature of "civilized" society and the human desire for romantic passion, there is far more to this story of two daughters made homeless by the death of their father. Elinor, 19, and Marianne, 17, initially project the opposing roles with Elinor cautious and unassuming about romantic matters, while Marianne is wild and passionate when she falls hopelessly in love with the libertine Mr. Willoughby. But the lessons in love and life see the two characters develop and change with sense and sensibility needing to be compromised as a matter of survival. Written when Austen was just 19, this story has been read as a biographical reflection of her relationship with her own sister Cassandra, with the younger Jane being the victim of "sensibility." However, the novel is far more than a simple case of passion versus manners, and depicts the romantic complications of two women made highly vulnerable by the loss of their father and estate.

Reviews

"As nearly flawless as any fiction could be." Eudora Welty"

Author description

Jane Austen (1775-1817) was extremely modest about her own genius but has become one of English literature's most famous women writers. She is also the author of Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Persuasion, and Northanger Abbey. Ros Ballaster is a Fellow and Tutor in English at Mansfield College, Oxford. Tony Tanner was a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, and Professor of English and American Literature at the University of Cambridge.