Name: Persuasion: A Norton Critical Edition
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Author: Jane Austen
ISBN: 9781324070740

portada Persuasion: A Norton Critical Edition

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jane Austen

Illustrated by

Rae Greiner

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Language

English

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781324070740

Edition No.

0003

Synopsis "Persuasion: A Norton Critical Edition"

This Norton Critical Edition includes: The first edition text of the novel (dated 1818, but likely issued in late 1817), accompanied by Rae Greiner's revised and expanded explanatory footnotes. The two canceled chapters that compose the original ending of Persuasion. A rich selection of background material--all but one item new to the Third Edition--centering on the British navy, slavery, and colonialism as well as Persuasion's initial reception. Fourteen critical essays--all new to the Third Edition--centering on the novel's major themes. A chronology of Austen's life and work and a selected bibliography.

Jane Austen

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She was a British novelist who lived during the Georgian era. She was born in the rectory of Steventon (Hampshire). Her family belonged to the British gentry (rural nobility or agrarian bourgeoisie), a context she never left and in which she set all her works, always revolving around the marriage of her protagonist.

She has been portrayed in cinema on numerous occasions, sometimes faithfully reproduced, like the 1940 classic Pride and Prejudice directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier, and other times adapted to modern times, as is the case with Clueless, a loose adaptation of Emma. Other versions include Sense and Sensibility from 1995; Mansfield Park from 2000; and Pride and Prejudice in 2004 (directed by Gurinder Chadha) and in 2005 (directed by Joe Wright). However, the most faithful and perfect version of the book Pride and Prejudice to date is the series presented by the BBC starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle. The interest that Jane Austen's work continues to arouse today shows the relevance of her thought and the influence she has had on subsequent literature. Her life has also been portrayed in film with the movie Becoming Jane (2007)

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