The Cambridge companion to Frances Burney / edited by Peter Sabor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sabor, Peter.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840--Criticism and interpretation.

Burney, Fanny.

Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xv, 195 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Companion to Frances Burney

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Summary:

Frances Burney (1752-1840) was the most successful female novelist of the eighteenth century. Her first novel Evelina was a publishing sensation; her follow-up novels Cecilia and Camilla were regarded as among the best fiction of the time and were much admired by Jane Austen. This Companion is the first volume to cover all her works, including her novels, plays, journals and letters, in a comprehensive and accessible way. It also includes discussion of her critical reputation, and a guide to further reading.

Contents:

1 The Burney family / Kate Chisholm 7

2 Evelina and Cecilia / Jane Spencer 23

3 Camilla and The Wanderer / Sara Salih 39

4 Burney as dramatist / Tara Ghoshal Wallace 55

5 Journals and letters / John Wiltshire 75

6 Burney and politics / Margaret Anne Doody 93

7 Burney and gender / Vivien Jones 111

8 Burney and society / Betty Rizzo 131

9 Burney and the literary marketplace / George Justice 147

10 The afterlife and further reading / Lorna Clark 163.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780521850346

0521850347

9780521615488

0521615488

OCLC:

74523218