Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

Description:

In the latest addition to the Longman Cultural Editions series, Claudia L. Johnson and Susan J. Wolfson present Jane Austen's famous novel in several provocative and illuminating contexts—cultural, critical, and literary. Based on the first edition, Pride and Prejudice is informatively annotated with a lively introduction and generous footnotes explaining cultural references, social codes, literary allusions, and unfamiliar word usage. The novel is enriched by a chronology coordinating Austen's life with key events in contemporary history and literary culture. Also included are Austen's letters, the first reviews and some later reactions, and illustrations characterizing the world of the novel.

subjects: 19th Century Literature,  British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author),  Brothers and sisters,  Children's fiction,  Courtship,  Drama,  English fiction,  English literature,  Families,  Family,  Family life,  Family relations,  Fiction,  Fiction Classics,  History,  Interpersonal relations,  Juvenile fiction,  Literary Fiction,  love stories,  manners,  Manners and customs,  marriage,  Romance,  Sisters,  Social classes,  Social life and customs,  Upper class,  wealth,  Women in England,  young ladies,  Young women,  entail

People: Jane Austen,  Elizabeth Bennet,  Fitzwilliam Darcy,  Charlotte Lucas,  George Wickham,  Mr. Bennet,  Mrs. Bennet,  Jane Bennet,  Mary Bennet,  Catherine Bennet,  Lydia Bennet,  Charles Bingley,  Caroline Bingley,  William Collins,  Catherine de Bourgh

Places: England,  Brighton,  Derbyshire,  Hertfordshire,  Meryton,  Longbourn,  Netherfield,  Pemberley,  Great Britain,  Ying guo

Times: 1789-1820,  19th century