Lady Susan [Elektronisk resurs]

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Av: Austen, Jane

Utgivningsår: 2014

Språk: Engelska

Medietyp: E-bok

Kategori: Skönlitteratur

Förlag: Anncona Media

ISBN: 9789176053843

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Lady Susan is a short epistolary novel by Jane Austen, possibly written in 1794 but not published until 1871. This epistolary (in the form of letters) novel, an early complete work that the author never submitted for publication, describes the schemes of the main character—the widowed Lady Susan—as she seeks a new husband for herself and one for her daughter. Although the theme, together with the focus on character study and moral issues, is close to Austen's published work (Sense and Sensibility was also originally written in the epistolary form), its outlook is very different, and the heroine has few parallels in 19th-century literature. Lady Susan is a selfish, unscrupulous and scheming woman, highly attractive to men, who tries to trap the best possible husband while maintaining a relationship with a married man. She subverts all the standards of the romantic novel: she has an active role, she is not only beautiful but intelligent and witty, and her suitors are significantly younger than she is (in contrast with Sense and Sensibility and Emma, which feature marriages by their female protagonists to men who are 16 years older). Although the ending includes a traditional reward for morality, Lady Susan herself is treated more leniently than the adulteress in Mansfield Park, who is severely punished. Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Her realism, biting irony and social commentary have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics. In 1994, American literary critic Harold Bloom placed Austen among the greatest Western Writers of all time. In a 2002 poll to determine whom the UK public considers the greatest British people in history, Austen was ranked number 70 in the list of the "100 Greatest Britons". In 2003, Austen's Pride and Prejudice came second in the BBC's The Big Read, a national

poll to find the "Nation's best-loved book." [Elib]

Blev väldigt förtjust i Förnuft och känsla men är tyvärr inte särskilt imponerad av varken den här boken eller Emma. Formen med brev känns bättre i teori än i praktik och jag tycker att boken blir pratig (precis som Emma - men utan att det händer särskilt mycket). Finns bättre böcker att fördriva sin tid med. Tänker ändå lyssna på Övertalning inom kort, och hoppas att jag finner den mer roande.

2021-02-03

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