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| Publisher Summary 1 |
| Norton's third edition (previous editions, 1972 and 1993) based on Austen's 1816 edition, has a background section with letters to Austen's sister, Cassandra; an excerpt describing a country ball from The Watsons (a novel fragment); V. Woolf's commentary on The Watsons ; and two biographical sketches of Austen by family members. Reviews and criticism include 16 assessments of the novel and critical overviews by Sir Walter Scott, George Henry Lewes, Henry James, E. M. Forster, Ian Watt, and others. Also provided is a commentary on film versions of Emma . A chronology ends the edition. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) |
| Publisher Summary 2 |
| "Backgrounds" supplies an abundance of documents that shed light onAusten's life and reveal some of her private attitudes toward herwriting. "Reviews and Criticism" presents a wide variety of perspectives, bothcontemporary and recent, including essays by Sir Walter Scott, HenryJames, A. C. Bradley, E. M. Forster, Robert Alan Donovan, MarilynButler, Mary Poovey, Claudia Johnson, Juliet McMaster, Ian Watt, andSuzanne Juhasz. New to this edition are essays by Maggie Lane, EdwardCopeland, and Linda Troost and Sayre Greenfield, the last of whichdiscusses film adaptations of Emma. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are included. |
| Publisher Summary 3 |
| The text reprinted in this new edition of Austen's comedic novel is based on the 1816 text, which has been carefully edited in light of later editions, including the Chapman edition. |
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