Pride and prejudice /
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817.
Pride and prejudice / Jane Austen ; edited by James Kinsley ; with an introduction and notes by Fiona Stafford. - New ed. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - xlvi, 333 pages ; 20 cm. - Oxford world's classics . - Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press) .
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxv-xl).
Introduction -- Note on the text -- Select bibliography -- A chronology of Jane Austen -- Pride and Prejudice -- Appendix A : Rank and social status -- Appendix B : Dancing -- Textual notes -- Explanatory notes.
Pride and Prejudice has delighted generations of readers with its unforgettable cast of characters, carefully choreographed plot, and a hugely entertaining view of the world and its absurdities. With the arrival of eligible young men in their neighborhood, the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet and their five daughters are turned inside out and upside down. Pride encounters prejudice, upward-mobility confronts social disdain, and quick-wittedness challenges sagacity, as misconceptions and hasty judgements lead to heartache and scandal, but eventually to true understanding, self-knowledge, and love. In this supremely satisfying story, Jane Austen balances comedy with seriousness, and witty observation with profound insight. This new edition includes a new introduction, updated notes, and new appendices on social rank and dancing in 19th-century England. - Publisher.
9780199535569 0199535566
Social classes--History--England--19th century--Fiction.
Social classes--Fiction.
Young women--Fiction.
Courtship--Fiction.
Sisters--Fiction.
England--Social life and customs--19th century--Fiction.
England--Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Novels.
PR4034
823.7
Pride and prejudice / Jane Austen ; edited by James Kinsley ; with an introduction and notes by Fiona Stafford. - New ed. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - xlvi, 333 pages ; 20 cm. - Oxford world's classics . - Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press) .
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxv-xl).
Introduction -- Note on the text -- Select bibliography -- A chronology of Jane Austen -- Pride and Prejudice -- Appendix A : Rank and social status -- Appendix B : Dancing -- Textual notes -- Explanatory notes.
Pride and Prejudice has delighted generations of readers with its unforgettable cast of characters, carefully choreographed plot, and a hugely entertaining view of the world and its absurdities. With the arrival of eligible young men in their neighborhood, the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet and their five daughters are turned inside out and upside down. Pride encounters prejudice, upward-mobility confronts social disdain, and quick-wittedness challenges sagacity, as misconceptions and hasty judgements lead to heartache and scandal, but eventually to true understanding, self-knowledge, and love. In this supremely satisfying story, Jane Austen balances comedy with seriousness, and witty observation with profound insight. This new edition includes a new introduction, updated notes, and new appendices on social rank and dancing in 19th-century England. - Publisher.
9780199535569 0199535566
Social classes--History--England--19th century--Fiction.
Social classes--Fiction.
Young women--Fiction.
Courtship--Fiction.
Sisters--Fiction.
England--Social life and customs--19th century--Fiction.
England--Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Novels.
PR4034
823.7