Jane Austen, the Secret Radical
A brilliant, illuminating reassessment of the life and work of Jane Austen that makes clear how Austen has been misread for the past two centuries and that shows us how she intended her books to be read, revealing, as well, how subversive and daring--how truly radical--a writer she was. In this fascinating, revelatory work, Helena Kelly--dazzling...show more
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Kelly is a professor of classics and English Literature at the University of Oxford.
So ... the most surprising thing about this book is the accessibility. Academics aren’t particularly known for being able to communicate to people outside the academy (with the exception of a bunch of people I know and love!). Refreshing.
This is a book for Jane Austen lovers; for the once, current, and future English Lit crowd; and readers everywhere. Kelly atte...read more
So ... the most surprising thing about this book is the accessibility. Academics aren’t particularly known for being able to communicate to people outside the academy (with the exception of a bunch of people I know and love!). Refreshing.
This is a book for Jane Austen lovers; for the once, current, and future English Lit crowd; and readers everywhere. Kelly atte...read more
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