"Pride and Prejudice"

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This paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes the novel "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen. Specifically, it discusses the novel's definitive, unique style that was ahead of its time. The paper contends that the novel could be considered the precursor to the modern romance novel. Yet, it has endured through time, remaining popular while thousands of other similar novels have withered away with time. The paper discusses the novel's witty characters, memorable messages, new ideas, and tone that set it apart from other novels of the time.

From the Paper:

"Many readers may simply believe "Pride and Prejudice" is a light comic romance with the required happy ending these books contain. One critic notes, "The ebullience and confident assurance of its comedy, combined with its fairy-tale gratifications, has made 'Pride and Prejudice' the best known, and possibly the best liked, of all Jane Austen's novels" (Armstrong vii). However, a closer read of the novel indicates this is more than just a lighthearted romance novel. Even the title itself indicates that some serious social concerns will be addressed in the novel, namely, the "pride and prejudice" of the English social classes and how they conduct themselves will become a strong theme in this novel."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Armstrong, Isobel. "Introduction." Pride and Prejudice. Ed. James Kinsley. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980. vii-xxvi.
• Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Ed. James Kinsley. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980.
• Bonaparte, Felicia. "Conjecturing Possibilities: Reading and Misreading Texts in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice." Studies in the Novel 37.2 (2005): 141+.
• Gilman, Priscilla. "'Disarming Reproof': Pride and Prejudice and the Power of Criticism." Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal (2000): 218+.
• Stasio, Michael J., and Kathryn Duncan. "An Evolutionary Approach to Jane Austen: Prehistoric Preferences in Pride and Prejudice." Studies in the Novel 39.2 (2007): 133+.

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