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Jane Austen's Philosophy of the Virtues - by S Emsley (Hardcover)

Jane Austen's Philosophy of the Virtues - by  S Emsley (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This book examines the ways in which Jane Austen's novels offer complex imaginative representations of both the tensions among, and the possibilities for, the practice of both the classical and the theological virtues.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This book examines Austen's novels within their philosophical and religious contexts, and demonstrates that both classical and theological virtues are central to her work. In fresh readings of the six completed novels, plus Lady Susan, Emsley shows how Austen's complex representations of the tensions among the virtues shape the morality of her characters and their societies.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>SARAH EMSLEY teaches in the Expository Writing Program at Harvard University, USA. She received her Ph.D. from Dalhousie University and spent two years as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Rothermere American Institute, Oxford, UK.

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