Theresa M Kenney

Last Impressions

Jane Austen's Endings

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Produktbeschreibung

Last Impressions critically examines the conclusions of Jane Austen’s novels, uncovering intricate patterns and interconnections among the final chapters that provoke and challenge readers' interpretations of the overarching narratives.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. April 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 25mm
• ISBN-13: 9781487559878
• ISBN-10: 1487559879
• Artikelnr.: 72732842

Autorenporträt

By Theresa M. Kenney

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
1. Austen’s Telos: Speeding Truth into the World
2. "Abjuring All Future Attachments": Teaching the Reader to Desire the
Right Object in Lady Susan
3. Parental Tyranny and Filial Disobedience: Socratic Irony and Metalepsis
in Northanger Abbey
4. Forced Retrospection in Sense and Sensibility: Willoughby’s Desire for
"Something Like Forgiveness" on "More Reasonable Grounds"
5. "The Happiest, Wisest, Most Reasonable End": Silence, Spatial
Dislocation, Secrets, and the Sublime in Pride and Prejudice
6. "As Nearly For Ever as Possible": Apophasis in Mansfield Park
7. "The Perfect Happiness of the Union": Undeceiving Mr. Knightley and the
Reader in Emma
8. The Oracles of Kellynch and Uppercross: Predicting the Future in
Persuasion
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index