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A View From Confinement: Persuasion’S Resourceful Mrs. Smith, Lynda A. Hall
A View From Confinement: Persuasion’S Resourceful Mrs. Smith, Lynda A. Hall
English Faculty Articles and Research
"Mrs. Smith is a unique character type in Austen’s fiction: the superfluous female. Austen uses this character to reflect on a possible tragic life for the heroine while highlighting the plight of the poor widow and her lack of perceived value in the society reflected in Persuasion."
Gentility And The Canon Under Seige: Pride And Prejudice And Zombies, Violence, And Contemporary Adaptations Of Jane Austen, Elisabeth Chretien
Gentility And The Canon Under Seige: Pride And Prejudice And Zombies, Violence, And Contemporary Adaptations Of Jane Austen, Elisabeth Chretien
Department of English: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
This thesis examines the canonical literature/monster mash-up subgenre, focusing specifically on its originating text, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, as a case study to explore and understand the cultural work being done in this subgenre. This thesis argues that Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and other texts like it are a form of vital and original popular postmodern interaction with and appropriation of the existing literary canon. As a whole, this subgenre re-imagines the English and American literary canon and heritage, providing new or alternative ways for readers to relate to and understand it. While many reviewers, scholars, and …
Secret Sharing And Secret Keeping: Lucy Steele’S Triumph In Speculation, Lynda A. Hall
Secret Sharing And Secret Keeping: Lucy Steele’S Triumph In Speculation, Lynda A. Hall
English Faculty Articles and Research
"By analyzing Lucy's character as a commodity on the marriage market, we can better understand Jane Austen's take on value: what might be perceived as valuable in the marketplace might not have real or intrinsic value. Lucy knows that her value is based on mere perception; in a consumer economy the skill of speculation may be necessary. "