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Persuasion Contents

  • Introduction
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  • Author(s)
    • Austen, Jane
      • Jane Austen's early life
      • The quiet middle years
      • Later life
  • The context of Persuasion
    • Social / political context Show more
      • Characteristics of the Regency era
      • Development of spa towns
      • The impact of the Napoleonic wars
      • The influence of social rank and class
      • The social and economic position of women
    • Religious / philosophical context Show more
      • The influence of Christianity
      • Christianity in Austen's novels
    • Literary context Show more
      • The status of prose fiction
      • Jane Austen and the novel
  • Persuasion synopses and commentary
    • Volume 1 Show more
      • Volume 1, Chapter 1
      • Volume 1, Chapter 2
      • Volume 1, Chapter 3
      • Volume 1, Chapter 4
      • Volume 1, Chapter 5
      • Volume 1, Chapter 6
      • Volume 1, Chapter 7
      • Volume 1, Chapter 8
      • Volume 1, Chapter 9
      • Volume 1, Chapter 10
      • Volume 1, Chapter 11
      • Volume 1, Chapter 12
    • Volume 2 Show more
      • Volume 2, Chapter 1 / 13
      • Volume 2, Chapter 2 / 14
      • Volume 2, Chapter 3 / 15
      • Volume 2, Chapter 4 / 16
      • Volume 2, Chapter 5 / 17
      • Volume 2, Chapter 6 / 18
      • Volume 2, Chapter 7 / 19
      • Volume 2, Chapter 8 / 20
      • Volume 2, Chapter 9 / 21
      • Volume 2, Chapter 10 / 22
      • Volume 2, Chapter 11 / 23
      • Volume 2, Chapter 12 / 24
  • Narrative
    • Viewpoint of the narrator
    • Development of the narrative
    • Narrative techniques
    • Irony
  • Characterisation
    • Affiliated characters
    • Anne Elliot
    • Captain Wentworth
    • Lady Russell - a 'very good woman'
    • Mr Eliot - 'undoubtedly a gentleman'
    • Sir Walter Elliot
    • Mary and Elizabeth
    • Harville and Benwick
  • Themes
    • Love and marriage
    • Gender and the changing role of women
    • Parents and children
    • Dualities
    • Society and the individual
    • Morality and manners
    • Persuasion and resolve
    • Appearance and reality
  • Imagery and symbolism
    • Money
    • Books and reading
    • Locations
    • The seasonal setting
    • Objects
  • Structure
    • Structure by volume
    • Structure by setting
    • Structure by theme
    • Structure by plot
    • Structure through time
  • Critical approaches to Persuasion
    • The critical tradition
    • Persuasion and recent critical approaches Show more
      • Feminist criticism and literary history
      • Psychoanalytical criticism
      • Formalist criticism
      • Post-colonial criticism
      • New historicist criticism
      • Marxist criticism
    • Analysing a passage
  • Approaching exams and essays
    • Engaging with the text
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Roman baths in Bath, photo by Diliff, available through Creative Commons Napoleon Sir Walter Elliot with his agent Battle of Waterloo Battle of Trafalgar Mary is ill in bed Queen Square, Bath. Photo by William Avery, available through Creative Commons Wentwort, Mrs Musgrove and Anne Sloop with guns Wentworth saves Anne from her nephew Anne overhears Captain Wentworth and Louisa Lyme Regis The Cobb, photo by Joadl, available through Creative Commons Louisa after her fall Lord Byron Dray, photo by johnlp, available through Creative Commons Pelisse Anne and Admiral Croft Barouche Wentwort and Anne with Sir Walter and Elizabeth in the background A grebe chick, photo by Snowmanradio, available through Creative Commons George III Landaulette Louisa Mr Elliot Sir Elliot Wedding Autumn, photo by Martin Hei�, available through Creative Commons Sir Elliot viewing himself in the mirror Cinderella
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Roman baths in Bath, photo by Diliff, available through Creative Commons
Napoleon
Sir Walter Elliot with his agent
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Trafalgar
Mary is ill in bed
Queen Square, Bath. Photo by William Avery, available through Creative Commons
Wentwort, Mrs Musgrove and Anne
Sloop with guns
Wentworth saves Anne from her nephew
Anne overhears Captain Wentworth and Louisa
Lyme Regis
The Cobb, photo by Joadl, available through Creative Commons
Louisa after her fall
Lord Byron
Dray, photo by johnlp, available through Creative Commons
Pelisse
Anne and Admiral Croft
Barouche
Wentwort and Anne with Sir Walter and Elizabeth in the background
A grebe chick, photo by Snowmanradio, available through Creative Commons
George III
Landaulette
Louisa
Mr Elliot
Sir Elliot
Wedding
Autumn, photo by Martin Hei�, available through Creative Commons
Sir Elliot viewing himself in the mirror
Cinderella