Jane Austen and modernization : sociological readings /

This study draws on the classic sociological work of Durkheim, Weber, Simmel and Goffman to explore small group interaction in the six novels of Jane Austen. These early sociologists share with Austen the same object of knowledge, and that is sociation, small group interaction and the self/society d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Thompson, James, 1951- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Austen, Jane, > 1775-1817 > Criticism and interpretation. Sociology in literature. Literature and society > England > History > 19th century. LITERARY CRITICISM / General. LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction: Jane Austen and Modernization
2. Authority in Mansfield Park and Persuasion: Durkheim, Weber, and Parsons
3. Emma, Simmel, and Sociability
4. Pride and Prejudice, Goffman, and Strategic Interaction
5. Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, and Frame Analysis
6. Conclusion: History, Sociology, and Literature.