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General Consent in Jane Austen
A Study of Dialogism
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English
Published/Copyright:
2000
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General Consent in Jane Austen examines the "early" and "late" novels as well as the juvenilia in the light of three paradigms: "The Other Heroine" focuses on voices that challenge and compete with the central heroines, "Cameo Appearances" examines buried past narratives, and "Investigating Crimes" explores acts of violence. These three avenues into dialogic space destabilize conventional readings of Austen. The Bakhtinian model that structures this book is not one of linearity and balance but one of conflict, simultaneity, and multiplicity. While some novels fit into only one paradigm, others incorporate more than one; Mansfield Park receives the most attention. A bold and provocative study, General Consent in Jane Austen will be of interest not only to Austen scholars but to scholars of literary theory and dialogism.
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"A new and illuminating approach to Austen's novels. Barbara Seeber offers a way of reconciling the two opposing schools of Austen criticism - the traditional reading of Austen as a tough-minded conservative and the more recent interpretation of her as an implicit feminist. Seeber's work is pointed, vivid, and eloquent." Bruce Stovel, Department of English, University of Alberta "Barbara Seeber's thoughtful adaptations of Bakhtin and Althusser afford a model for the successful integration of theoretical and practical critical responses. She offers a corrective to many of the polarized views of Austen and successfully demonstrates the potential for the kinds of genuinely innovative interpretations enabled by dialogical criticism." April London, Department of English, University of Ottawa
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"A new and illuminating approach to Austen's novels. Barbara Seeber offers a way of reconciling the two opposing schools of Austen criticism - the traditional reading of Austen as a tough-minded conservative and the more recent interpretation of her as an implicit feminist. Seeber's work is pointed, vivid, and eloquent." Bruce Stovel, Department of English, University of Alberta
"Barbara Seeber's thoughtful adaptations of Bakhtin and Althusser afford a model for the successful integration of theoretical and practical critical responses. She offers a corrective to many of the polarized views of Austen and successfully demonstrates the potential for the kinds of genuinely innovative interpretations enabled by dialogical criticism." April London, Department of English, University of Ottawa
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
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Preface
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Introduction
3 - “Some truths not told”: The Story of the “Other” Heroine
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Sense and Sensibility
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“Exactly the something which her home required”: The “unmerited punishment” of Harriet Smith in Emma
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“A corrupted, vitiated mind”: The Decline of Mary Crawford in Mansfield Park
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“You are never sure of a good impression being durable”: The Fall of Louisa Musgrove in Persuasion
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“An itch for acting”: Playing with Polyphony in Mansfield Park
59 - “Their fates, their fortunes, cannot be the same”: Cameo Appearances
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“Surely this comparison must have its use”: The “very strong resemblance” in Sense and Sensibility
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“My expressions startle you”: An “injured, angry woman” in Persuasion
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“We must forget it”: “The unhappy truth” in Pride and Prejudice
85 - “Grievous imprisonment of body and mind”: Investigating Crimes
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“No tread of violence was ever heard”: Silent Suffering in Mansfield Park
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“Unnatural and overdrawn”: “Alarming violence” in Northanger Abbey
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“This ill-used girl, this heroine of distress”: The “Diabolical scheme” in Lady Susan
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What, or who, is Jane Austen?
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Afterword
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Bibliography
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Index
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