The Making of Jane Austen by Devoney Looser

It is divided by genres, and includes folders for writing resources, book websit This group is dedicated to connecting readers with Goodreads authors. This group is dedicated to connecting readers with Goodreads authors. Scholars have been asking “Why Jane Austen?” for some time, but I’ve come around to the opinion that we get some great new answers by asking, “Whose Jane Austen?” I hope that the book convinces readers that it's a fruitful new direction in the well-mined field of Austen's reception history. Extensive suffragette uses of Jane Austen were also a blast to discover.

I wondered, “Were there any 19th- or early 20th-century Colin Firths?” It turns out that, yes, there absolutely were! It was great fun to research them and describe their impact. We sometimes act as if Austen’s popularity heated up in 1995, with the BBC TV Pride and Prejudice and Colin Firth’s sexy Mr. I was surprised to discover just how much of that story we’d brushed aside. I suspected that in describing Austen’s gradually growing reputation after her death in 1817 (200 years ago this year), we’d left out big chunks of the story of how she became a household name. I suspected that in describing Austen’s gradually growing reputation after her death in 18 …more I started my book, The Making of Jane Austen, with a hunch. moreĭevoney Looser I started my book, The Making of Jane Austen, with a hunch. It wasn't a great name to have as a kid on a playground, but it definitely made me stronger!. Then sign up for my free author newsletter on history's strong women, from Jane Austen to roller derby. Check out my lessons on Jane Austen on The Great Courses, Wondrium, and Audible. I've written or edited nine other books, including The Making of Jane Austen. My new biography is Sister Novelists: The Trailblazing Porter Sisters, Who Paved the Way for Austen and the Brontës.

I also go by Stone Cold Jane Austen, especially on roller skates. It wasn't a great name to have as a kid on a playground, but it definitely made me stronger! Hi! I'm Devoney Looser, Regents Professor at Arizona State U. Hi! I'm Devoney Looser, Regents Professor at Arizona State U.

The Making of Jane Austen by Devoney Looser