{"product_id":"9780393960181","title":"Persuasion (Norton Critical Editions) - Austen, Jane","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003ePersuasion (Norton Critical Editions)\u003c\/u\u003e by Austen, Jane\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company, 1994\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe text of this Norton Critical Edition is that of the first edition (dated 1818 but probably issued in late 1817), which was published posthumously. The editor has spelled out ampersands and made superscript letters lowercase.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe novel, which is fully annotated, is followed by the two canceled chapters that comprise Persuasion’s original ending.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Backgrounds and Contexts\" collects contemporary assessments of Jane Austen as well as materials relating to social issues of the period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluded are an excerpt from William Hayley’s 1785 \"Essay on Old Maids\"; Austen’s letters to Fanny Knight, which reveal her skepticism about marriage as the key to happiness; Henry Austen’s memorial tribute to his famous sister; assessments by nineteenth-century critics Julia Kavanagh and Goldwin Smith, who saw Austen as an unassuming, sheltered, \"feminine,\" rural writer; and the perspective of Austen’s biographer Geraldine Edith Mitten.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Modern Critical Views\" reflects a dramatic shift in the way that twentieth-century scholars view both Austen and Persuasion. Increasingly, the focus is on Austen's moral purposefulness and political acumen and on Persuasion's historical, social, and political implications.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA variety of perspectives are provided by A. Walton Litz, Marilyn Butler, Tony Tanner, Robert Hopkins, Ann W. Astell, Claudia L. Johnson, and Cheryl Ann Weissman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Selected Bibliography is also included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company, 1994","offers":[{"title":"Persuasion (Norton Critical Editions) \/ Very Good","offer_id":51258015514916,"sku":"9780393960181VG","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_fc62b8d7-4153-48ba-b812-f2f5361fa7a3.jpg?v=1781791586","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780393960181","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}