"His Thoughtless Vanity": The Comic Flaw in Austen's Errant Heroes

Arguing that Austen's novel emphasizes "problems of identity and of integrity," Trilling highlights the risks undertaken when the Romantic character stretches itself through "impersonation," an analog for sympathetic identification, emulation, and social role-playing (14). T...

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Published in:Persuasions : the Jane Austen journal (Print version) 2018-01, Vol.40 (40), p.171-179
Main Author: Tegan, Mary Beth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Austen, Jane
Austen, Jane (1775-1817)
Criticism and interpretation
Heroism & heroes
Identity
Novelists
Portrayals
Pride and vanity
Role playing
Sympathy
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