The Reception of Jane Austen in Europe

by Anthony Mandal (Editor), Brian Southam (Editor), Elinor Shaffer (Editor)

Overview

This volume of international research provides a wide-ranging account of Jane Austen's reception across the length and breadth of Europe, from Russia and Finland in the North to Italy and Spain in the South. In historical terms, the survey ranges from the near-contemporary - since Austen's novels were available in French very soon after their original publication - to modern times, in those countries which for various reasons, linguistic, historical or ideological, have taken up the novels only in recent years. For many, Austen's novels are valued for their romantic content, as love stories, but increasingly they are being perceived as sophisticated, ironic narratives. In this, the quality of translation has been a significant factor and the many film and television adaptations have played an important part in establishing Austen's reputation amongst the public across two centuries. It will be seen from this that across Europe Austen's 'reception history' is far from uniform and has been shaped by a complex of extra-literary forces.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826469328
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/13/2007
Series:	The Reception of British and Irish Authors in Europe
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Anthony Mandal is Reader in English Literature and Director of the Centre for Editorial and Intertextual Research at Cardiff University. His publications include Jane Austen and the Popular Novel: The Determined Author (2007) and a new scholarly edition of Mary Brunton's bestselling Regency novel, Self-Control (2014). He is also one of the General Editors of the New Edinburgh Edition of the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson.

Brian Southam was an active figure in Austen studies, in which he played a formative role, until his death in 2010. Among his many books are Jane Austen's Literary Manuscripts(1964, 1966, 2001), two volumes of Jane Austen: The Critical Heritage, 1811–1940 (1968, 1987) and Jane Austen and the Navy (2000, 2005).

Elinor Shaffer, FBA, is Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Modern Languages Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London, and Director of the Research Project on the Reception of British and Irish Authors in Europe. The author of The Fall of Jerusalem: The Mythological School in Biblical Criticism and Secular Literature 1770-1880(Cambridge University Press), and Erewhons of the Eye: Samuel Butler as Painter, Photographer, and Art Critic (Reaktion), and many articles on Coleridge's aesthetics and other topics in European Romantic studies, she was a founder member of the British Comparative Literature Association and editor of the annual jourbanal Comparative Criticism(Cambridge), and has taught in universities in Britain, the United States and Europe.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Preface: Elinor Shaffer (University of London)AcknowledgementsList of ContributorsAbbreviationsTimeline: European Reception of Jane Austen: Anthony Mandal (Cardiff University) and Paul Barnaby Introduction: Anthony Mandal (Cardiff University)1. The Reception of Jane Austen's Novels in France and Switzerland: The Early Years, 1813-1828: Isabelle Bour (University of Tours)2. The Reception of Jane Austen in France: The Later Nineteenth Century, 1830-1900: Isabelle Bour (University of Tours)3. The Reception of Jane Austen in France in the Modern Period, 1901-2004: Recognition at Last?: Isabelle Bour (University of Tours)4. Going Dutch: The Reception of Jane Austen in the Low Countries: Maximiliaan van Woudenberg (Sheridan Institute of Technology)5. The Reception of Jane Austen in Germany: Annika Bautz (University of Keele)6. ‘Unconditional Surrender'? Jane Austen's Reception in Denmark: Peter Mortensen (Aarhus University)7. Jane Austen and Norway: Sharing the Long Road to Recognition: Marie Nedregotten Sørbø (Volda University College) 8. Jane Austen's Reception in Sweden: Irony as Criticism and Literary Value: Git Claesson Pipping (Södertörn University College) and Eleanor Wikborg (Stockholm University )9. The Reception of Jane Austen in Finland: Ellen Valle (University of Turku)10. Still the Great Forgotten? The Reception of Jane Austen in Spain: Aída Díaz Bild (University of La Laguna)11. The Reception of Jane Austen in Italy: Beatrice Battaglia (University of Bologna)12. The Reception of Jane Austen in Greece: Katerina Kitsi-Mitakou (Aristotle University, Thessaloniki) and Maria Vara (Aristotle University, Thessaloniki)13. Jane Austen in Hungary: Nóra Séllei (University of Debrecen)14. A Hidden but Prestigious Voice: Jane Austen's Fiction in Slovenia: Vanesa Matajc (University of Ljubljana)15. Between Bath and Bosnia: Jane Austen and Croatian Culture: Tatjana Jukic (University of Zagreb)16. Jane Austen in Serbia, 1929—2000: Svetozar Koljevic(University of Sarajevo)17. Jane Austen: Persuading Romanian Readerships and Audiences: Mihaela Mudure (Babes-Bolyai University)18. The Reception of Jane Austen in Poland: Grazyna Bystydzienska (University of Warsaw)19. The Reception of Jane Austen in Russia: Catharine Nepomnyashchy (Columbia University)BibliographyIndex