‘Sense and Sensibility’ was not the original title that Jane Austen had in mind while writing this novel. In fact, this title represents more than just the literal meaning of the words. […]
Jane Austen’s early writings were quite different from her later works. There were darker themes, and terms like parody, burlesque, and satire have been used by scholars to describe her work. […]
Jane Austen had organized her early work in three volumes. It was probably done to honor, or to mock, the novel’s typical three-volume format in her days. […]
Jane Austen began writing at a young age, and her early writings are not what most of us think of when we imagine her fiction. One such work is her ‘The Beautifull Cassandra’. […]
Jane Austen and her sister, Cassandra Austen, exchanged a lot of letters during their lives. Out of the thousands of letters that Jane wrote, only few survive today. […]
MosWhat the world knows about Jane Austen’s personal life comes from her sister, Cassandra; be it the portrait she drew of Jane, or the letters they exchanged. […]
Despite all the fame, not many know much about the personal life of Jane Austen, particularly about her parents and siblings. Understandably, her writings were influenced by her family and her background. […]
Jane Austen is known as an 18th century author, a Romantic era’s author, and a Regency author. Her literature has aspects that match the features of all these literary periods. […]
Jane Austen used present-day settings and probable characters and actions in her writings. She followed the footsteps of Samuel Richardson and Henry Fielding, and contributed in the rise of novel as a literary genre. […]
Chronologically, Jane Austen belongs in a category with the literary Romantics. She wrote in a period described as experiencing the ‘rise of print culture’ and the ‘rise of the novel’. Yet, for many years, she was seen as out of place in English Romanticism. […]
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