Overview
Shines a spotlight on the supporting cast of female characters in Jane Austen’s novels
Provides rich connections to the emerging industrial culture of the late eighteenth century
Reveals the grim reality of a woman’s lot in early nineteenth-century Britain and underscore the dark futures that could have faced heroines like Elizabeth Bennett or Anne Elliot
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“Lynda Hall shines a spotlight on the supporting cast of female characters in Jane Austen’s novels: the superfluous who struggle to retain intrinsic value in an economy does not value them, the desperate who marry for solely for security, and the ambitious who speculate on the marriage market, sometimes winning, sometimes losing. These minor characters reveal the grim reality of a woman’s lot in early nineteenth-century Britain and underscore the dark futures that could have faced heroines like Elizabeth Bennett or Anne Elliot.” (Linda Troost, Professor of English, Washington & Jefferson College, USA)
“Women and Value in Jane Austen’s Novels offers a much needed exploration of the women on the margins of Austen’s narratives; the superfluous women. Providing rich connections to the emerging industrial culture of the late eighteenth century, Prof. Hall’s work defines for us the measures necessary for Austen’s women to survive in the marriage market, a rich, fresh analysis of a gallery of often overlooked characters. This thoughtfully executed study offers something for the Austen scholar as well as readers interested in the social dynamics of a rich and exciting age.” (Myron Yeager, Professor of English, Chapman University, USA)
“Lynda Hall’s brilliant book reorients our focus on Austen’s fiction, turning our eyes not to the heroine but to the so-called minor female characters who serve as her foil, whether in struggles or sympathy. Settling, Speculating, and Superfluous Women will be welcomed not only for its original argument but for its admirable clarity and significant research. It deserves to be widely read.” (Prof Devoney Looser, Professor of English, Arizona State University, USA)
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Book Title: Women and ‘Value’ in Jane Austen’s Novels
Book Subtitle: Settling, Speculating and Superfluity
Authors: Lynda A. Hall
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50736-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
License: CC BY
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-50735-4Published: 01 March 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84478-7Published: 13 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-50736-1Published: 22 February 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 225
Topics: Eighteenth-Century Literature, Nineteenth-Century Literature, British and Irish Literature