Pride and Prejudice: An Annotated Edition [Audiobook] download free by Jane Austen
- Listen audiobook: Pride and Prejudice: An Annotated Edition
- Author: Jane Austen
- Release date: 2011/8/16
- Publisher: HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Romance
- ISBN: 9780674049161
- Rating: 8.32 of 10
- Votes: 838
- Review by: Mae Harley
- Review rating: 9.79 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/10/6
- Duration: 5H51M1S in 256 kbps (92.8 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-07-07
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: MPC, WAV, MPEG4, MP3, FLAC, WMA, AU (compression GZ, ZIP, RAR, TAR)
- Total pages original book: 464
- Includes a PDF summary of 38 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 29M31S (7.6 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: Along with the plays of William Shakespeare and the works of Charles Dickens, Jane Austen's novels are among the most beloved books of Western literature. Pride and Prejudice (1813) was in Austen's lifetime her most popular novel, and it was the author's personal favorite. Adapted many times to the screen and stage, and the inspiration for numerous imitations, it remains today her most widely read book. Now, in this beautifully illustrated and annotated edition, distinguished scholar Patricia Meyer Spacks instructs the reader in a larger appreciation of the novel's enduring pleasures and provides analysis of Darcy, Elizabeth Bennet, Lady Catherine, and all the characters who inhabit the world of Pride and Prejudice. This edition will be treasured by specialists and first-time readers, and especially by devoted Austen fans who think of themselves as Friends of Jane. In her Introduction, Spacks considers Austen's life and career, the continuing appeal of Pride and Prejudice, and its power as a stimulus for fantasy (Maureen Dowd, writing in The New York Times, can hold forth at length on Obama as a Darcy-figure, knowing full well her readers will 'understand that she wished to suggest glamour and sexiness'). Her Introduction also explores the value and art of literary annotation. In her running commentary on the novel, she provides notes on literary and historical contexts, allusions, and language likely to cause difficulty to modern readers. She offers interpretation and analysis, always with the wisdom, humor, and light touch of an experienced and sensitive teacher.
- Other categories, genre or collection: Classic Books & Novels, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Romance, Literary Studies: General
- Download servers: BitShare, FileServe, UsersCloud, Zippyshare, Librevault, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, Mediafire, Torrent. Compressed in GZ, ZIP, RAR, TAR
- Format: Hardback
- Approximate value: 48.82 USD
- Dimensions: 229x241x38.35mm
- Weight: 1,410.67g
- Printed by: The Belknap Press
- Published in: Cambridge, Mass., United States
Vote:
