OPPapers.com Essay Index >> Book Reports >> Emma By Jane Austen
We have many free term papers and essays on Emma By Jane Austen. We also have a wide variety of research papers and book reports available to you for free. You can browse our collection of term papers or use our search engine.
EMMA,(Jane Austen) Miss Bates character analysis. In the novel Emma, the author,
Jane Austen, uses many different techniques to characterize ...
... BIBLIOGRAPHY *Excel- Emma and Clueless, Lindsay Green, Pascal Press, 2003 *Emma-
Jane Austen, Bantam Books (classic edition), 1981 *Clueless- Amy Heckerling ...
Emma By Jane Austen. About the Author Jane Austen ... and manners. Summary of
Emma Jane Austen's Emma is a novel of courtship. Like all of ...
Emma By Jane Austen. About the Author Jane Austen ... and manners. Summary of
Emma Jane Austen's Emma is a novel of courtship. Like all of ...
Emma By Jane Austen. The story, Emma, by Jane Austen, is a riveting tale
about a heroine who through her determined will to assist ...
Submitted by oppapers on January 13, 2001
Category: Book Reports
Words: 2885 | Pages: 12
Views: 813
Popularity Rank: 8,041
Average Member Grade: N/A (Add a Comment / Grade this Paper)
About the Author
Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775 at Steventon, England. She was the seventh child of the rector of the parish at Steventon, and lived with her family until they moved to Bath when her father retired in 1801.
Her father, Reverend George Austen, was from Kent and attended the Tunbridge School before studying at Oxford and receiving a living as a rector at Steventon. Her mother, Cassandra Leigh Austen, was the daughter of a patrician family. Among her siblings she had but one sister, Cassandra, with whom she kept in close contact her entire life. Her brothers entered a variety of professions: several joined the clergy, one was a banker, while several more spent time in the military. Although her family was neither noble nor wealthy, Rev. Austen had a particular interest in education, even for his daughters. Although her novels focus on courtship and marriage, Jane Austen remained single her entire life. She died in Winchester on July 8, 1817.
Jane Austen published four novels anonymously during her lifetime: Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1815). Two novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion were published posthumously in 1817. These novels are prominent for her satiric depiction of English society and manners.
Summary of Emma
Jane Austen\'s Emma is a novel of courtship. Like all of Austen\'s novels, it centres on the marriage plot: who will marry whom? For what reasons will they marry? Love, practicality, or necessity? At the centre of the story is the title character, Emma Woodhouse, an heiress who lives with her widowed father at their estate, Hartfield. At the beginning of the novel, she is a self-satisfied young woman who feels no particular need to marry, for she is in the rather unique condition of not needing a husband to supply her fortune.
At the beginning of the novel, Emma\'s governess, Miss Taylor, has just...
You must Login to view the entire paper.
If you are not a member yet, Sign Up for free!