The Hungry Tide as a Diasporic Novel

Sense and Sensibility, published in 1811, is a British romance novel by Jane Austen, her first published work under the pseudonym, "A Lady." Jane Austen is considered a pioneer of the romance genre of novels, and for the realism portrayed in her novels, is one the most widely read writers in English literature. A work of romantic fiction, Sense and Sensibility is set in southwest England in 1792 through 1797,[1] and portrays the life and loves of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor andMarianne, daughters of their father Henry's second wife, Mrs. Dashwood. The sisters are starkly different from each other; Elinor is the epitome of prudence and self-control while Marianne embodies emotion and enthusiasm. Elinor, Marianne, and their younger sister, Margaret, are left in reduced circumstances when their father dies and his estate is passed onto their half-brother, John. The novel follows the young ladies to their new home, a meager cottage on a distant relative's property, where they experience love, romance and heartbreak. The philosophical resolution of the novel is ambiguous: the reader must decide whether sense and sensibility have truly merged.[2] Contents [hide] * 1 Title * 2 Plot discussion * 2.1 Romanticism parody * 2.2 Philosophical resolution * 3 Plot summary * 4 Characters * 4.1 Main characters * 4.2 Minor characters * 5 Publication * 6 Adaptations * 7 See also * 8 References * 9 External links |
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Jane Austen wrote the first draft of the novel in the form of a novel-in-letters (epistolary form) sometime around 1795 when she was about 19 years old, and gave it the title, Elinor and Marianne. She later changed the form to a narrative and the title to Sense and Sensibility.[3] By changing the title, Austen added "philosophical depth" to what began as a sketch of two characters.[4] The title of the book, and that of her next published novel, Pride and Prejudice