Janes Fame, Claire Harman
Janes Fame, Claire Harman
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Jane's Fame
How Jane Austen Conquered the World

Author: Claire Harman

Narrator: Wanda McCaddon

Unabridged: 9 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/19/2010

Synopsis

Mention Jane Austen and you'll likely incite a slew of fervent opinions from anyone within earshot. Regarded as a brilliant social satirist by scholars, Austen also enjoys the sort of popular affection usually reserved for girl-next-door movie stars, leading to the paradox of an academically revered author who has served as the inspiration for chick lit (The Jane Austen Book Club) and modern blockbusters (Becoming Jane). Almost two hundred years after her death, Austen remains a hot topic, and the current flare in the cultural zeitgeist echoes the continuous revival of her works, from the time of original publication through the twentieth century.

In Jane's Fame, Claire Harman gives us the complete biography of the author and analyzes her lasting cultural influence, making this essential listening for anyone interested in Austen's life, works, and remarkably potent fame.

About Claire Harman

Claire Harman is the author of Sylvia Townsend Warner, which won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize; Fanny Burney, which was short-listed for the Whitbread Prize; and the critically acclaimed Robert Louis Stevenson. Elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2006, Claire teaches at the Universities of Manchester and Oxford in England and Columbia University in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kara

Yeah, my dad bought me two books about Jane Austen a few birthdays ago, and I figured I should read them back-to-back so I could compare them. The other was A Brief Guide to Jane Austen. This one, Jane’s Fame: How Jane Austen Conquered the World is much less a biography or analysis of her indivi......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer (JC-S)

‘What is all this about Jane Austen?’ ‘What is there in her? What is it all about?’ (Letter from Joseph Conrad to H.G. Wells in 1901) Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) is one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Her novels are amongst the best known in the English languag......more

Goodreads review by Deborah

Not everyone is a fan of Jane Austen, but this work of literary history is a wonderful example of how an author's work comes in and out of fashion and how it becomes distorted as various heirs, critics and fans put their spin on it. "The Divine Jane," as some call her, certainly earned her place on......more

Goodreads review by Jocelyn

Five stars for delivering exactly what the title and subtitle promise. This is not a biography of Jane Austen, so readers hoping for a full accounting of her life will be disappointed. (For example, at one point, the author tells us: "Two days after composing [those lines], she was dead." But we hea......more

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