Hiroaki Sato translated "Basho's Narrow Road," "Right Under the Big Sky, I Don't Wear A Hat" and writes frequently on Japanese poetry.
Hiroaki Sato translated "Basho's Narrow Road," "Right Under the Big Sky, I Don't Wear A Hat" and writes frequently on Japanese poetry.
Cooper's first novel, "Precaution", was an imitation of Jane Austen's novels.
Maxwell cites Jane Austen's books as among the ones he has most enjoyed, in a 1997 essay in the New York Times Magazine.
P. D. James cites Jane Austen as one of her great inspirations, calling her "a mistress of construction."
Fitzgerald calls Austen "a kind of patron saint."
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Jane Austen was the daughter of a well-connected country clergyman in a small village in southern England, and was distantly related to the aristocracy. She had six brothers and a sister--Cassandra, her best friend and confidante. Although she often wrote about marriage and courtship, Austen never married, nor did her sister. The Austen household was lively, jolly, and bookish, and Jane and her siblings loved performing in amateur theatricals (a pastime which plays a vital part in the plot of he more...
Jane Austen was the daughter of a well-connected country clergyman in a small village in southern England, and was distantly related to the aristocracy. She had six brothers and a sister--Cassandra, her best friend and confidante. Although she often wrote about marriage and courtship, Austen never married, nor did her sister. The Austen household was lively, jolly, and bookish, and Jane and her siblings loved performing in amateur theatricals (a pastime which plays a vital part in the plot of her novel, MANSFIELD PARK). Jane and Cassandra were taught mostly at home, and learned only the trivial accomplishments necessary to proper young women of the period--music, drawing, dancing, etc.--but Jane was also widely read in literature as well as some classic works. She began writing her witty, satirical novels to amuse her family, but eventually (1809), when she began writing more seriously, she kept her work secret. All together, she completed six novels which parody the social mores of the time, writing about middle-class provincial life with psychological insight and humor. In 1816, she became afflicted with Addison's disease; she died in July 1917 in Winchester, and was buried in the cathedral there. Her gravestone bears a long and affectionate inscription attesting to "the benevolence of her heart, the sweetness of her temper, and the extraordinary endowments of her mind," but omitting any mention of her career as a writer. Austen is revered for her satirical portraits of English life, and for her use of the interior monologue to convey character--a relatively new device at the time she was writing. Her contemporary, Sir Walter Scott, praised "the exquisite touch which renders ordinary commonplace things and characters interesting from the truth of the description and the sentiment." Her work is also the prototype for a debased version of it, the perennially popular "Regency" romance. By the end of the 20th century, her work--the reputation of which had fluctuated widely since her death--became popular again, and was the source of several movies and TV adaptations.less...
Birth Information
12/15/1775 Hampshire, Southern England, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, British Isles, Western Europe,
I started to read the classics, believe it or not I didn't like them in high school. As yu grow you see them with a differnt eye. Emma, by Jane Austen, was one of the most enjoyable books I have read recently. I chose to read Emma because, having read and loved Pride and Prejudice by the same author, I wanted to explore her other books as well.I was enchanted with Emma because Austen beautifully blends together a simple story of a girl and a documentation of the societal behaviors of the time. It provides insights into the life and social customs of a lady living in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Selin: Jane Austen novels gave another point of view and a different aim to my life.. Maybe because the lives in the stories are so different compared today but anyway, I like the way that Elisabeth thinks and acts.And for Mr. Darcy; I have nothing to add, I just know that he's the one...
Elisabetta: Forget Prince Charming, I wanted to marry Mr. Darcy!
Reza: I love to read Jane Austen a lot..I am also a writer from Bangladesh. I am Reza Ghatok, a short story writer. My collection of short stories tittled BUNO BLESHWORI [The Innocent Goddess] published by Pathsutro in February 2008...
Bushra: My words can do no justice to this great author. I love the character of Darcy and the way he changes himself.
lucy: My favourite character is Mr. Darcy and the book is Pride and Prejudice. Nonetheless, I also recommend Mansfield Park, a very intricate discription of the relationships of human and a very vintage Austen.
Caroline: jane austian is areally good actor and her flims n books are really ive enjoyed all her books n programs
Sylvie: Cette petite émotion, si douce, à chaque lecture d'une page de Jane Austen, du ciselé, du fait sur mesure, une émotion à chaque page<;
Alexandra: Jane Austen set the stage for women to right! She didn't try to write about topics she knew nothing of, yet she gives readersinsight in the thoughts and feelings of every character she wrote!
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I started to read the classics, believe it or not I didn't like them in high school. As yu grow you see them with a differnt eye. Emma, by Jane Austen, was one of the most enjoyable books I have read recently. I chose to read Emma because, having read and loved Pride and Prejudice by the same author, I wanted to explore her other books as well.I was enchanted with Emma because Austen beautifully blends together a simple story of a girl and a documentation of the societal behaviors of the time. It provides insights into the life and social customs of a lady living in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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