Romantic Austen: Sexual Politics and the Literary Canon

by Clara Tuite

This volume is the first to address Jane Austen's writings within the traditions of Romanticism. Tuite's study presents a series of historically contextualized readings of Austen's juvenilia (Catharine, or The Bower and The History of England), Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park and Austen's posthumously published novel, Sanditon, to examine ways in which Romantic-period definitions of nation, culture and literature continue to function in contemporary readings of Austen and her period.

Genres: Literary Criticism

264 pages, Hardcover

First published February 28, 2002

Reviews

[Julie Bozza · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've often pondered Austen's place in the Enlightenment-Romantic era, and I usually conclude she's somewhere on the long cusp between the two, perhaps with a firmer foot in the Enlightenment.

This volume places Austen in the Romantic era. I can't say I was entirely convinced (which is maybe just because some of it went right over my head), but it was an interesting read - and certainly a fascinating subject. Plus, you know... lesbians. ;-)

[Devoney Looser · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've had the pleasure of reviewing this book: Looser, Devoney. Rev. Romantic Austen: Sexual Politics and the Literary Canon,” by Clara Tuite. Romantic Circles Reviews 7.2 (2004): n. pag. Web. http://www.rc.umd.edu/reviews/tuite.html.