Jane Austen

La primera novela publicada por Jane Austen, una obra de indiscutible genio. En Sentido y sensibilidad, Jane Austen explora con sutileza e iron a las opciones de la mujer en una sociedad r gida, donde el xito o el fracaso dependen de la elecci n del marido. La historia se centra en dos hermanas, Elinor y Marianne, cuyas personalidades antag nicas ejemplifican dos posibles respuestas femeninas ante la hipocres a dominante: el «sentido com n y la «sensibilidad . Sin embargo, tanto un camino como el otro entra an sus peligros. Esta edici n incorpora una cronolog a detallada y recupera la introducci n de la edici n original de Penguin Cl sicos a cargo de Tony Tanner, uno de los mayores especialistas en la obra de Jane Austen, a cuyo estudio dedic gran parte de su carrera. Fue catedr tico de literatura inglesa y norteamericana en la Universidad de Cambridge. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Jane Austen's first published work, meticulously constructed and sparkling with her unique wit. Two sisters of opposing temperament but who share the pangs of tragic love provide the subjects for Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behavior leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love - and its threatened loss - the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love.

Jane Austen es una de las autoras m s representativas del romanticismo literario ingl s. Su fina iron a y su querencia por el detalle hacen especialmente disfrutables sus obras. En esta ocasi n, las desventuras de las hermanas Elinor, Marianne y Margaret Dashwood se convierten, gracias a la mirada perspicaz y c nica de Austen, en un retrato perfecto, tan sentido como sensible, de la vida en la campi a inglesa y del rol de la mujer en la sociedad brit nica de comienzos del siglo XIX. A brilliant commentary on societal expectations, this novel about the fortunes and misfortunes of sisters Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret Dashwood after the death of their beloved father offers a compelling picture of life in the English countryside and of women's role in society at the beginning of the 19th century.

NYÖVERSÄTTNING! Catherine Morland är naiv, oskyldig, sjutton år och älskar att läsa gotiska romaner. Under en vistelse i staden Bath, där hon blir vän med den jämnåriga, och lika bokälskande Isabella Thorpe, introduceras hon i societetslivet. Flickorna bevistar baler och pjäser, går promenader och talar i hemlighet med varandra om romaner. Under en bal blir Catherine uppbjuden av den unge och stilige Henry Tilney. Tycke uppstår, något som miss Thorpe inte riktigt kan acceptera, särskilt inte eftersom hennes egen bror hyser kärleksplaner för Catherine. Till sin stora glädje blir dock Catherine inbjuden av familjen Tilney till deras gods: Northanger Abbey. Godset, en gång ett gammalt kloster, påminner i allra högsta grad om de slott och gotiska byggnader som Catherine läst om. När natten kommer blir minsta ljud en källa till mordiska mysterier, och det blir snart alltmer uppenbart för Catherine att den mest mordiska och skyldige av alla är Henrys far: general Tilney. Northanger Abbey är Jane Austens (1775-1817) första roman, utgiven efter hennes död. Förutom att vara en pricksäker och flyhänt redogörelse för unga människors stormande känsloliv är den en bitande satir över såväl societeten som dåtidens mycket populära och lästa gotiska romaner. I ny svensk översättning av Erik Thompson.

Emma Woodhouse is beautiful, clever and rich. She likes to arrange marriages between her friends and neighbours in the village of Highbury. But Emma makes a lot of mistakes and causes more problems than happy marriages. Then she almost loses her own chance of love.

A glittering comedy of love and marriage that represents the pinnacle of Jane Austen's creativity Emma Woodhouse is stunning, intelligent, wealthy, and single. She is pleased with her existence and does not need love or marriage. But nothing makes her happier than meddling in other people's sexual relationships. But when she tries to find a nice match for her protegee Harriet Smith despite the cautions of her close friend Mr. Knightley, her well crafted plans quickly fall apart and have unexpected results. Emma is frequently regarded as Jane Austen's most perfect book because of its flawed but endearing heroine and its clever and nuanced examination of relationships.

A glittering comedy of love and marriage that represents the pinnacle of Jane Austen's creativity Emma Woodhouse is stunning, intelligent, wealthy, and single. She is pleased with her existence and does not need love or marriage. But nothing makes her happier than meddling in other people's sexual relationships. But when she tries to find a nice match for her protegee Harriet Smith despite the cautions of her close friend Mr. Knightley, her well crafted plans quickly fall apart and have unexpected results. Emma is frequently regarded as Jane Austen's most perfect book because of its flawed but endearing heroine and its clever and nuanced examination of relationships.