Jane Austen, or The Secret of Style by D.A. Miller (English) Paperback Book

Description: Jane Austen, or The Secret of Style by D.A. Miller Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description The Austen heroine must suppress her wit to become the one and not the other, to become, that is, a person fit to be tied in a conjugal knot. But for herself, Austen refuses personhood, with all its constraints and needs, and disappears into the sourceless anonymity of her style. Publisher Description What is the world-historical importance of Jane Austen? An old maid writes with the detachment of a god. Here, the stigmatized condition of a spinster; there, a writers unequalled display of absolute, impersonal authority. In between, the secret work of Austens style: to keep at bay the social doom that would follow if she ever wrote as the person she is. For no Jane Austen could ever appear in Jane Austen. Amid happy wives and pathetic old maids, we see no successfully unmarried woman, and, despite the multitude of girls seeking to acquire "accomplishments," no artist either. What does appear is a ghostly No One, a narrative voice unmarked by age, gender, marital status, all the particulars that make a person--and might make a person peculiar. The Austen heroine must suppress her wit to become the one and not the other, to become, that is, a person fit to be tied in a conjugal knot. But for herself, Austen refuses personhood, with all its constraints and needs, and disappears into the sourceless anonymity of her style.Though often treasured for its universality, that style marks the specific impasse of a writer whose self-representation is impossible without the prospect of shame.D.A. Miller argues this case not only through the close reading that Austens style always demands, but also through the close writing, the slavish imitation, that it sometimes inspires. Author Biography D.A. Miller is John F. Hotchkis Professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of Place for Us: Essay on the Broadway Musical, Bringing Out Roland Barthes, The Novel and the Police, and Narrative and Its Discontents. Details ISBN 069112387X ISBN-13 9780691123875 Title Jane Austen, or The Secret of Style Author D.A. Miller Format Paperback Year 2005 Pages 128 Publisher Princeton University Press GE_Item_ID:161690556; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

Price: 37.52 USD

Location: Calgary, Alberta

End Time: 2025-01-07T06:22:08.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD