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Representations of Englishness in Jane Austen's 'Northanger Abbey' (1817) and Virginia Woolf's 'Between the Acts' (1941)

Name: Representations of Englishness in Jane Austen's 'Northanger Abbey' (1817) and Virginia Woolf's 'Between the Acts' (1941)
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Author: Silvia Schilling
ISBN: 9783346130761

Essay, 2018

8 Pages, Grade: Pass

Silvia Schilling (Author)

Abstract or Introduction

After providing a short overview of the historical circumstances of both novels, this essay analyzes the representation of England and Englishness, first in Austen´s Northanger Abbey and then in Woolf´s Between the Acts. Aspects discussed include the relationship between town and countryside, the presentation of crime, houses and landscape as well as the selection of characters.

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Title: Representations of Englishness in Jane Austen's 'Northanger Abbey' (1817) and Virginia Woolf's 'Between the Acts' (1941)
College: Uppsala University (Department of English)
Course: MA Hauptseminar: Englishness and the Making of a Cultural Identity
Grade: Pass
Author: Silvia Schilling (Author)
Year: 2018
Pages: 8
Catalog Number: V520758
ISBN (eBook): 9783346130754
ISBN (Book): 9783346130761
Language: English
Keywords: England, Englishness, National Identity, Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey, Virginia Woolf, Between the Acts

Quote paper: Silvia Schilling (Author), 2018, Representations of Englishness in Jane Austen's 'Northanger Abbey' (1817) and Virginia Woolf's 'Between the Acts' (1941), Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/520758

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