Jane Austen and the Arts

This bookpresents Jane Austen as a self-conscious artist, a woman keenly aware that literature and aesthetics were to play an important role in the education and development of British society. Contributors reveal Austen’s connection with the sister arts and place her squarely in the context of English and European theories of writing.

Natasha Duquette is associate professor and chair of the English Department at Biola University in Southern California. Elisabeth Lenckos teaches at the University of Chicago's Graham School.

Contents Acknowledgments Preface: Jane Austen's Critique of Aesthetic Judgment by Vivasvan Soni Introduction by Natasha Duquette and Elisabeth Lenckos I. The Fine Arts in Austen's World: Music, Dance, and Portraiture "Daily Practice, Musical Accomplishment, and the Example of Jane Austen" Kathryn Libin Chapter 2 - "A 'Reputation for Accomplishment': Marianne Dashwood and Emma Woodhouse as Artistic Performers" by Kelly McDonald Chapter 3 - "Miss Bingley's Walk: The Aesthetics of Movement in Pride and Prejudice" by Erin Smith Chapter 4 - "The Sister Artist: Cassandra Austen's Portraits of Jane Austen in Art-Historical Context" by Jeffrey Nigro II. Austen and Romanticism: Female Genius, Gothicism, and Sublimity Chapter 5 - "Portrait of a Lady (Artist): Jane Austen's Anne Elliot, Madame de Staël's Corrine, and the Woman of Genius Novel" by Elisabeth Lenckos Chapter 6 - "Jane Austen's Comic Heroines and the Controversial Pleasures of Wit" by Belisa Monteiro Chapter 7 - "An Adaptable A