So Odd a Mixture: Along the Autistic Spectrum in 'Pride and Prejudice'

By Phyllis Ferguson Bottomer

Autism was not a recognised disorder in Jane Austen's lifetime, nor for well over a century after her death. However there were certainly people who had autism, and Phyllis Ferguson Bottomer proposes... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843104997
• ISBN13: 9781843104995
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

this is great!

I love the many scholarly approaches which can be taken for all of the world's great literature! This is definitely one of my favorites. This is NOT a sequel, or fanfiction at all. It is one author's interpretation of the various personalities found in "Pride and Prejudice". Her field of expertise is in autism, and she effectively proved that all of the characters exhibited autism in some form and some degree. Autism is a condition that was completely unknown during Jane Austen's time, and so this is a fresh and maybe 'radical' view for all of us Austenites. This is a very well-written book and while I may not agree with every chapter, I greatly appreciate her point of view and respect her ability to prove her theory. A very good and interesting read for a different perspective on a beloved classic of English literature.