The talk in Jane Austen
著者
書誌事項
The talk in Jane Austen
University of Alberta Press, c2002
- : pbk
大学図書館所蔵 全2件
注記
Papers from "The Talk in Jane Austen" conference hosted by several chapters of the Jane Austen Society of North America in Jasper, Alberta, in May 1999
Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Jane Austen's novels have been widely read and discussed, but one topic that is rarely studied is her use of speech. In this volume, writers from around the world consider Austen's sometimes playful, always witty and significant use of dialogue. Features contributions from Juliet McMaster, Isobel Grundy, Linda Bree, Gary Kelly, Jan Fergus, Jocelyn Harris, Kay Young and others.
目次
IX - Acknowledgements XI - Notes on Contributors XV - A Note on References XVII - Introduction Section One: Categories and Analysis 3 - Chapter 1 Silent Women, Shrews, and Bluestockings Women and Speaking in Jane Austen Jocelyn Harris 23 - Chapter 2 Asking Versus Telling One Aspect of Jane Austen's Idea of Conversation Bruce Stovel 41 - Chapter 3 Why Do They Talk So Much? How Can We Stand It? John Thorpe and Miss Bates Isobel Grundy 57 - Chapter 4 Word-Work, Word-Play, and hte Making of Intimacy in Pride and Prejudice Kay Young Section Two: Aggression and Power 73 - Chapter 5 Mrs. Elton and Other Verbal Aggressors Juliet McMcaster 91 - Chapter 6 "Hands off my man!" or "Don't you wish you had one?" Some Subtexts of Conversational Combat in Jane Austen Lesley Willis Smith 103 - Chapter 7 The Power of Women's Language and Laughter Jan Fergus 123 - Chapter 8 Jane Austen's Imagined Communities Talk, Narration, and Founding the Modern State Section Three: Subtexts and Ironies 141 - Chapter 9 Mishearing, Misreading, and the Language of Listening Ronald Hall 149 - Chapter 10 Belonging to the Conversation in Persuasion Linda Bree 167 - Chapter 11 "If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more' Direct Dialogue and Education in the Proposal Scenes Sarah S.G. Frantz 183 - Chapter 12 Famous Last Words Elizabeth Bennet Protests Too Much Nora Foster Stovel Section Four: Speculations and Possibilities 207 - Chapter 13 Words Not Spoken Courtship and Seduction in Jane Austen's Novels Elizabeth Newark 225 - Chapter 14 Making Room in the Middle Mary in Pride and Prejudice Steven D. Scott 237 - Chapter 15 The Idiolects of the Idiots The Language and Conversation of Jane Austen's Less-Than-Savoury Suitors Jeffrey Herrle 253 - Works Cited 261 - Index
「Nielsen BookData」 より