- 344 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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About this book
Like her much-loved heroine Emma Woodhouse, Jane Austen 'played and sang'. Music occupied a central role in her life, and she made brilliant use of it in her books to illuminate characters' personalities and highlight the contrasts between them.Until recently, our knowledge of Austen's musical inclinations was limited to the recollections of relatives who were still in their youth when she passed away. But with the digitisation of music books from her immediate family circle, a treasure trove of evidence has emerged. Delving into these books, alongside letters and other familial records, She played and sang unveils a previously unknown facet of Austen's world.This insightful work not only uncovers the music closely associated with Austen, but also unravels her musical connections with family and friends, revealing the intricate ties between her fiction and the melodies she performed. With these revelations, Austen's musical legacy comes to life, granting us a deeper understanding of her artistic prowess and the influences that shaped her literary masterpieces.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 The Jane Austen music manuscripts
- 2 Jane Austenās musical relationships
- 3 Jane Austen and the music of the French Revolution
- 4 āThese happy effects on the character of the British sailorā: family life in sea songs of the late Georgian period
- 5 Jane Austen, Thomas Arne and Georgian musical theatre
- 6 Jane Austen and British song
- 7 Juvenile songs and lessons: music culture in Jane Austenās teenage years
- 8 Marianne and Willoughby, Lucy and Colin: betrayal, suffering, death and the poetic image
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1: The Austen family network
- Appendix 2: Annotated list of manuscripts in Jane Austenās hand
- Notes
- Note on sources
- Bibliography
- Illustration credits
- Acknowledgements
- Index