A new Jane Austen : how Americans brought us the world's greatest novelist / Juliette Wells.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wells, Juliette, 1977- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817--Criticism and interpretation.

Austen, Jane.

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817--Influence.

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817.

Authors and readers--United States.

Authors and readers.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

United States.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

x, 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2023.

Summary:

Completing Juliette Wells' groundbreaking trio of books on Austen's readers, this latest volume revolutionizes our understanding of how Austen came to be viewed as the world's greatest novelist. Wells shows that Austen's global reputation was established not by British scholars, as is commonly believed, but by visionary American writers and collectors, working largely outside academia. Drawing on extensive research, Wells weaves together colorful, compelling case studies of men and women who, from the 1880s to the 1980s, helped readers appreciate Austen's novels, persuasively advocated for her place in the literary canon, and preserved artifacts vital to her legacy. Engagingly written and extensively illustrated, A New Jane Austen will inform and delight scholars and Austen fans alike.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-247) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Wells, Juliette, 1977- New Jane Austen.

ISBN:

1350365505

9781350365506

9781350365513

1350365513

OCLC:

1372132554