14795 Gothic Brodey's award-winning work unpacks the

Brodey's award-winning work unpacks the Sentimental movement in 18th c European culture and literature and shows how the rhetoric of ruins formed part of this movement and helped shape it

historian and intellectual focusing on the history of feminism from 1750-1850

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from 1816 to 2000

14795 Gothic Brodey's award-winning work unpacks theStarts with Austen's own ideas about the relationship between books and readers, and how she made use of her own reading in her writing. Goes on to evaluate how critics and various publishers through their editions have influenced readers' responses to the novels. By focusing on the actual reactions of ordinary readers, Halsey reveals key insights into Austen's appeal as well as the appeal of reading itself. Anthem Press. 2013. Paper. NEW. $39. 00