![]() ![]() ![]() The names Austen plucks from history for her protagonists (Dashwood, Wentworth, Woodhouse, Tilney, Fitzwilliam, and many more) were immensely famous in her day. Of course, the argument that Austen deployed famous names presupposes an active celebrity culture during the Regency, a phenomenon recently accepted by scholars. Barchas is the first scholar to conduct extensive research into the names and locations in Austen’s fiction by taking full advantage of the explosion of archival materials now available online.Īccording to Barchas, Austen plays confidently with the tension between truth and invention that characterizes the realist novel. In Matters of Fact in Jane Austen: History, Location, and Celebrity, Janine Barchas makes the bold assertion that Jane Austen’s novels allude to actual high-profile politicians and contemporary celebrities as well as to famous historical figures and landed estates. Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRL ![]() Discover the links between characters in Jane Austen novels and real-life celebrities of the time. ![]()
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