Anthology British Women Writers
From the Middle Ages to the Present Day
Janet Todd Boeken
Janet Todd is een gevierd romanschrijfster, biografe en literatuurcritica wiens werk zich verdiept in vrouwelijk schrijven en feminisme. Haar uitgebreide academische werk verkent de levens en werelden van belangrijke literaire figuren. Todd onderzoekt auteurs als Jane Austen en Mary Wollstonecraft, samen met hun nakomelingen, en belicht ook minder verkende maar invloedrijke personen zoals Lady Mount Cashell. Haar romans en biografieën worden geprezen om hun inzichtelijke perspectieven op historische en literaire personages.
Jane Austen and Shelley in the Garden
- 304bladzijden
- 11 uur lezen
Amusing and life-affirming novel from renowned Austen scholar, and novelist, for readers of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, A Man Called Ove, Saving Missy, includes interchanges with Jane Austen, and a Shelley twist. Celebrates how lives are made extraordinary through friendship, books, and new experiences -- at any age.
The thoroughly revised second edition of this innovative introduction by a leading scholar and editor of Austen's work explains what students need to know about her novels, life, context and reception. An essential purchase for students of Austen, as well as readers wanting to deepen their appreciation of the novels.
The Cambridge Introduction to Jane Austen
- 190bladzijden
- 7 uur lezen
Focusing on energy sustainability, this book explores the reliance of both renewable and non-renewable energy systems on Earth's limited geological resources. Presented in an informal and humorous tone, it caters to a wide audience, including undergraduate students and lifelong learners, making complex concepts accessible and engaging.
Don't You Know There's a War On?
- 272bladzijden
- 10 uur lezen
Joan revisits her life, blighted by WW2, drawing her daughter into her imaginings and desires. The boundaries between them collapse.