Northanger Abbey Backgrounds, Criticism
Northanger Abbey Backgrounds, Criticism by Jane Austen is a First Edition published by W.W. Norton in 2004. This 364-page Norton Critical Edition offers an extensively annotated student edition designed to deepen readers’ understanding of the novel. It includes carefully selected materials that enhance appreciation of the text, featuring biographical commentary, early works, and correspondence related to Northanger Abbey, as well as excerpts from notable authors such as Ann Radcliffe, Frances Burney, and William Wordsworth, highlighting Austen’s connections to her Romantic contemporaries.
Readers will find a rich collection of thirteen assessments of Northanger Abbey from various voices and periods, including essays by Margaret Oliphant and Rebecca West, alongside critiques from Patricia Meyer Spacks, Claudia L. Johnson, Lee Erickson, and Joseph Litvak. This edition also contains a Chronology and Selected Bibliography, providing additional context and resources for further exploration of the themes and literary significance of Austen’s work. The combination of backgrounds and criticism makes this edition a valuable resource for those studying fiction and classics.
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This Norton Critical Edition is the most extensively annotated student edition available.
“Backgrounds” features material carefully chosen to enhance readers’ appreciation of the novel, including biographical commentary, early works and correspondence related to Northanger Abbey, and excerpts by Ann Radcliffe, Frances Burney, and William Wordsworth, among others, tracing Austen’s connection to her Romantic contemporaries.
“Criticism” collects thirteen assessments of Northanger Abbey from a wide range of voices and periods, including essays by Margaret Oliphant and Rebecca West and critics Patricia Meyer Spacks, Claudia L. Johnson, Lee Erickson, and Joseph Litvak.
A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.
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