The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen

JaneAusten'sstockinthepopularmarketplacehasneverbeenhigher,whileacademicstudiescontinuetouncovernewaspectsofherengagementwithherworld.ThisfullyupdatededitionoftheacclaimedCambridgeCompanionoffersclear,accessiblecoverageoftheintricaciesofAusten'sworksintheirhistoricalcontext,withbiographicalinformationandsuggestionsforfurtherreading.MajorscholarsaddressAusten'ssixnovels,thelettersandotherworks,intermsaccessibletostudentsandthemanygeneralreaders,aswellastoacademics.Withsevennewessays,theCompanionnowcoverstopicsthathavebecomecentraltorecentAustenstudies,forexample,gender,sociability,economics,andtheincreasingnumberofscreenadaptationsofthenovels.