Jane Austen's Possessions and Dispossessions: The Significance of Objects

By Sandie Byrne

Book Overview

Who owns, who buys, who gives, and who notices objects is always significant in Austen's writing, placing characters socially and characterizing them symbolically. Jane Austen's Possessions and Dispossessions looks at the significance of objects in Austen's major novels, fragments, and juvenilia.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349487929
• ISBN13: 9781349487929
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 293 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"