copyright 2000, Sirpa Grierson
copyright 2000, Sirpa Grierson
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AITLC Guide to Jane Austen
Shockey, Sharon. AITLC Guide to Jane Austen. 13 Oct. 2000. http://tlc.ai.org/austen.htm
The site has an extremely thorough list of links specifically created for teachers to find information related to Jane Austen. It includes lesson plans and links to sites with more lesson plans.Jane Austen and the English Class System
Nicolson, Nigel. "Jane Austen and the English Class System." Southwest Review 70 (Spring 1985): 173-86.
The article addresses Austenian social criticism and uses many enlightening references to Pride and Prejudice. The author contemplates not only what Austen criticized, but what she lauded in society, as well.Jane Austen Information Page
Churchyard, Henry. Jane Austen Information Page. 13 Oct. 2000 http://www.pemberly.com/janeinfo/janeinfo.html
The URL above is the actual URL, but the site actually has to be accessed through another source. By using the search "Jane Austen" at www.britannic.com, you can access the page by its title. Although this site is not as visually exciting as many of the others out there, it has got to be the most thorough Jane Austen site there is. Besides having practical things like extensive biographies (complete with pictures of Jane, her family, and general illustrations from the period), complete texts of all her works, and bibliographies for good places to find more information, the site creator has added little treats like the "Jane Austen punishments list" and "Some failed pick-up lines from Jane Austen." Informative and fun.The Napoleonic Wars Series
Burbeck, James. The Napoleonic Wars Series. 13 Oct. 2000. http://www.wtj.com/wars/napoleonic/
This is a beautiful and thorough site that discusses the wars that domineered politics as well as much of society during Austen's lifetime. It's valuable not only in explaining the why it was natural for soldiers like Wickham to be stationed and moved across England, but to discuss the omission of anything directly related to those wars in Austen's novels, as well.Jane Austen: irony and authority
Brownstein, Rachel M. "Jane Austen: irony and authority." Women's Studies. 15 (1998): 57-70.
This interesting article addresses feminist issues tied to the novel while bringing in some historical information on the author. She has a thorough discussion of the pride and prejudice displayed in the book as well as addressing one of the topics that make the book so famous: it's irony.Novels
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