Jane Austen and the war of ideas [electronic resource] / Marilyn Butler.

By: Butler, MarilynContributor(s): Oxford Scholarship Online - EBAMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : Clarendon, 1990Description: 1 online resource (xlvi, 310 p.)ISBN: 9780191671838 (ebook) :Subject(s): Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Criticism and interpretation | English fiction -- 18th century -- History and criticism | English fiction -- 18th century -- History and criticismAdditional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification: 823.7 LOC classification: PR4038.P6Online resources: e-book Full-text access Summary: In this book, Professor Butler examines the very different schools of writing about Austen, and finds in them some unexpected continuities, such as a willingness to recruit her to modern aims, but a reluctance to engage with her own history.

In this book, Professor Butler examines the very different schools of writing about Austen, and finds in them some unexpected continuities, such as a willingness to recruit her to modern aims, but a reluctance to engage with her own history.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.