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9780888643742

Talk in Jane Austen

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  • ISBN13:

    9780888643742

  • ISBN10:

    0888643748

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-01-01
  • Publisher: Univ of Alberta Pr
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Summary

Jane Austen’s novels have been widely read and discussed, but one topic that is rarely studied is her use of speech. In this volume, writers from around the world consider Austen’s sometimes playful, always witty and significant use of dialogue. Features contributions from Juliet McMaster, Isobel Grundy, Linda Bree, Gary Kelly, Jan Fergus, Jocelyn Harris, Kay Young and others.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgementsp. IX
Notes on Contributorsp. XI
A Note on Referencesp. XV
Introductionp. XVII
Categories and Analysis
Silent Women, Shrews, and Bluestockings: Women and Speaking in Jane Austenp. 3
Asking Versus Telling: One Aspect of Jane Austen's Idea of Conversationp. 23
Why Do They Talk So Much? How Can We Stand It?: John Thorpe and Miss Batesp. 41
Word-Work, Word-Play, and the Making of Intimacy: in Pride and Prejudicep. 57
Aggression and Power
Mrs. Elton and Other Verbal Aggressorsp. 73
"Hands off my man!" or "Don't you wish you had one?" Some Subtexts of Conversational Combat in Jane Austenp. 91
The Power of Women's Language and Laughterp. 103
Jane Austen's Imagined Communities: Talk, Narration, and Founding the Modern Statep. 123
Subtexts and Ironies
Mishearing, Misreading, and the Language of Listeningp. 141
Belonging to the Conversation in Persuasionp. 149
"If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more" Direct Dialogue and Education in the Proposal Scenesp. 167
Famous Last Words: Elizabeth Bennet Protests Too Muchp. 183
Speculations and Possibilities
Words Not Spoken: Courtship and Seduction in Jane Austen's Novelsp. 207
Making Room in the Middle: Mary in Pride and Prejudicep. 225
The Idiolects of the Idiots: The Language and Conversation of Jane Austen's Less-Than-Savoury Suitorsp. 237
Works Citedp. 253
Indexp. 261
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