Description: Jane Austen distinguished herself with genius in literature, but she was immersed in all of the arts. Austen loved dancing, played the piano proficiently, meticulously transcribed piano scores, attended concerts and art exhibits, read broadly, wrote poems, sat for portraits by her sister Cassandra, and performed in theatricals.
Review Quotes:
This book, with twelve essays by emerging and well-known Austen scholars, makes a persuasive case for Jane Austen's deep and fruitful immersion in the arts and material culture of her day. It is an excellent book, offering new insights into all manner of art, music, and theatre in Austen's life and in her fiction.
--Devoney Looser, Arizona State University, author of The Making of Jane Austen