Sibling love and incest in Jane Austen's fiction
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Sibling love and incest in Jane Austen's fiction
Macmillan , St. Martin's Press, c1999
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Sibling love & incest in Jane Austen's fiction
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Originally published: 1992
Includes bibliographical references (p. 130-140) and index
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Description
Examines Austen's presentation of sibling love and rivalry in the context of the social and historical changes in the late 18th and early 19th centuries and analyses the incest motif in numerous works of the period, arguing that the handling of incestuous themes represents a stage in the development of the novel. Originally published in 1992.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements References to Jane Austen's Novels Preface to the 1998 Reprint Introduction Antecedents and Successors Incestuous Sibling Relationships: Mansfield Park, Emma and Sense and Sensibility Sisterhood, Education and Marriage Fairy Godmothers and Ugly Sisters: the Cinderella Motif in Austen's Fiction Patrimonial Issue: Dutiful and Prodigal Brothers Notes Index
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