Critical Insights: Jane Austen

This volume brings together a variety of essays discussing Austen and her work. Original essays offer readers an introduction to Austen by explicating the cultural and time period during which Austen wrote her classic novels and the long history of Austen criticism as well as by offering close readings of two of her novels, Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion. Nine other essays are reprinted here to deepen readers' understanding of Austen and strengthen their engagement with the critical concerns surrounding her and her work.