Jane Austen 1775.12.16-1817
Jane Austen 1775.12.16-1817
one of the most widely read and most beloved writers in English literature
❖ one of the most widely read and most beloved writers in English literature
F.R.Leavis lan Watt (利维斯、伊安·瓦特)： the Austen was one of the ane austen book club great writers of English fiction
❖ F. R. Leavis & Ian Watt (利维斯、伊安·瓦特): Austen was one of the great writers of English fiction
Significance The death of Tobias Smollett (斯莫莱特)in1771 brought an end to the first great period of novel writing in English
Significance ❖ The death of Tobias Smollett (斯莫莱特) in 1771 brought an end to the first great period of novel writing in English
*till the appearance of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility in 1811 Sir Walter Scott's Waverley in 1814 there would again be works of prose fiction that ranked with the masterpieces of Richardson,Fielding,Sterne,and Smollett
❖ till the appearance of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility in 1811 Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley in 1814 ❖ there would again be works of prose fiction that ranked with the masterpieces of Richardson, Fielding, Sterne, and Smollett