Jane Austen and the Morality of Conversation
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Jane Austen and the Morality of Conversation by Bharat Tandon
This important study investigates how Austen worked with, and played upon, the cracks and faultlines which time had uncovered in the ideals of polite conversation. In a wide-ranging argument combining intellectual history and literary stylistics, Bharat Tandon explores such activities as flirtation and ventriloquism, in order to show how a form of conversational morality is what Austen's novels both describe and set out to achieve.'Tandon has written a magisterial work' —'Choice Magazine'
'A book brimming with insights and many acute perceptions... Bharat Tandon outlines a refreshing redirection for Austen studies.' —'Times Literary Supplement'
Bharat Tandon teaches at St. Anne's College, University of Oxford, and is the former External Director of Studies in English at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843311027 |
| ISBN 10 | 184331102X |
| Title | Jane Austen and the Morality of Conversation |
| Author | Bharat Tandon |
| Series | Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Anthem Press |
| Year published | 2003-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 305 |
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