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Author: Roger Emerson Moore (Vanderbilt University)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Edition: New edition
Weight: 0.470kg
ISBN: 9781472432834
ISBN 10: 1472432835
Pages: 178
Publication Date: 28 December 2015
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'Moore's beautifully researched, original, and compelling work of scholarship provides a full and nuanced account of the nostalgia for Catholic monasteries evident in Austen's work. The book is revelatory, and will open the eyes of many a reader to Austen's deep game of historical and cultural critique.' Laura Mooneyham White, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, USA
Moore's beautifully researched, original, and compelling work of scholarship provides a full and nuanced account of the nostalgia for Catholic monasteries evident in Austen's work. The book is revelatory, and will open the eyes of many a reader to Austen's deep game of historical and cultural critique. - Laura Mooneyham White, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, USA Moore's historically informed close readings, coupled with his deep knowledge of Austen's attentiveness to religious matters, sets the stage for future studies of her other novels along similar lines. The result is an authoritative volume on Austen's participation in a tradition of English religious criticism. A boon to students and scholars of English literary history, this book also is precisely what Austen lovers need to have on hand if they truly want to answer the question, What would Jane do? - William E. Engel, Sewanee Review, Volume 124, Number 4, Fall 2016, pp. 665-666 Roger Moore is an excellent writer. (...) Libraries should buy it. - Rachel M. Brownstein, JASNA News, Spring 2017
"""Moore’s beautifully researched, original, and compelling work of scholarship provides a full and nuanced account of the nostalgia for Catholic monasteries evident in Austen’s work. The book is revelatory, and will open the eyes of many a reader to Austen’s deep game of historical and cultural critique."" - Laura Mooneyham White, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, USA ""Moore’s historically informed close readings, coupled with his deep knowledge of Austen’s attentiveness to religious matters, sets the stage for future studies of her other novels along similar lines. The result is an authoritative volume on Austen’s participation in a tradition of English religious criticism. A boon to students and scholars of English literary history, this book also is precisely what Austen lovers need to have on hand if they truly want to answer the question, ""What would Jane do?"" - William E. Engel, Sewanee Review, Volume 124, Number 4, Fall 2016, pp. 665-666 ""Roger Moore is an excellent writer. (...) Libraries should buy it."" - Rachel M. Brownstein, JASNA News, Spring 2017"
Author Information
Roger E. Moore is Principal Senior Lecturer in English and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education in the College of Arts & Science at Vanderbilt University, USA.
