Herstory is a term for history written from a feminist perspective and emphasizing the role of women,or told from a woman's point of view. It originated as an alteration of the word "history",as part of a feminist critique of conventional historiography,which in their opinion is traditionally written as "his story",i.e.,from the male point of view. The term is a neologism and a deliberate play on words;the word "history"—via Latin historia from the Ancient Greek word ἱστορία,a noun meaning 'knowledge obtained by inquiry'—is etymologically unrelated to the possessive pronoun his.
Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six novels,which implicitly interpret,critique,and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works are an implicit critique of the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her deft use of social commentary,realism and biting irony have earned her acclaim among critics and scholars.
Sense and Sensibility is the first novel by the English author Jane Austen,published in 1811. It was published anonymously;By A Lady appears on the title page where the author's name might have been. It tells the story of the Dashwood sisters,Elinor and Marianne as they come of age. They have an older half-brother,John,and a younger sister,Margaret.
Sense and Sensibility is a 1995 period drama film directed by Ang Lee and based on Jane Austen's 1811 novel of the same name. Emma Thompson wrote the screenplay and stars as Elinor Dashwood,while Kate Winslet plays Elinor's younger sister Marianne. The story follows the Dashwood sisters,members of a wealthy English family of landed gentry,as they must deal with circumstances of sudden destitution. They are forced to seek financial security through marriage. Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman play their respective suitors.
Jane Porter was an English historical novelist,dramatist and literary figure. Her bestselling novels,Thaddeus of Warsaw (1803) and The Scottish Chiefs (1810) are seen as among the earliest historical novels in a modern style and among the first to become bestsellers. They were abridged and remained popular among children well into the twentieth century.
Anna Maria Porter (1778–1832) was a British poet and novelist.
Jane West (1758–1852),was an English novelist who published as Prudentia Homespun and Mrs. West. She also wrote conduct literature,poetry and educational tracts.
Dale Spender was an Australian feminist scholar,teacher,writer and consultant. In 1983,Dale Spender was co-founder of and editorial advisor to Pandora Press,the first of the feminist imprints devoted solely to non-fiction,committed,according to The New York Times,to showing that "women were the mothers of the novel and that any other version of its origin is but a myth of male creation". She was the series editor of Penguin's Australian Women's Library from 1987. Spender's work is "a major contribution to the recovery of women writers and theorists and to the documentation of the continuity of feminist activism and thought".
Janet Margaret Todd is a British academic and author. She was educated at Cambridge University and the University of Florida,where she undertook a doctorate on the poet John Clare. Much of her work concerns Mary Wollstonecraft,Jane Austen,and their circles.
Paula Jayne Byrne,Lady Bate,is a British biographer,novelist,and literary critic.
Claudia L. Johnson is the Murray Professor of English Literature at Princeton University;she is also currently chairperson of the English department. Johnson received her PhD from Princeton University;she specializes in Restoration and 18th century British literature,with an especial focus on the novel. She is also interested in feminist theory and gender studies. Johnson is renowned for her books on Jane Austen and Mary Wollstonecraft.
The reception history of Jane Austen follows a path from modest fame to wild popularity. Jane Austen (1775–1817),the author of such works as Pride and Prejudice (1813) and Emma (1815),has become one of the best-known and most widely read novelists in the English language. Her novels are the subject of intense scholarly study and the centre of a diverse fan culture.
The author Jane Austen and her works have been represented in popular culture in a variety of forms.
The term Janeite has been both embraced by devotees of the works of Jane Austen and used as a term of opprobrium. According to Austen scholar Claudia Johnson Janeitism is "the self-consciously idolatrous enthusiasm for 'Jane' and every detail relative to her".
John Francis Maguire was an Irish writer and politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dungarvan in 1852. He was subsequently an MP for Cork City,serving between 1865 and his death in 1872.
Henry Thomas Austen was a British militia officer,clergyman,banker and the brother of the novelist Jane Austen. He died in 1850 and was buried in Woodbury Park Cemetery,Tunbridge Wells.
Helen Jerome (1878–1966) was a British-Australian journalist,author and playwright most famous for her adaptation of the Jane Austen novel,Pride and Prejudice,for the stage. She is credited with having created the first heartthrob,desire-filled version of Austen's hero,Mr Darcy.
Dorothy A. McMillan was a British literary scholar. An expert on Scottish women's writing,McMillan edited several anthologies,as well as editions of work by George Douglas Brown,Jane Austen,Mary Somerville,Robert Browning and Susan Ferrier. She taught for nearly 40 years at Glasgow University,where she became Senior Lecturer and later Honorary Research Fellow in English Literature.
Winifred Mayo born Winifred Monck Mason was a British actor,director,translator and suffragette. She was a co-founder of the Actresses' Franchise League and the secretary of the Six Point Group which called for social reform.
Rachel M. Brownstein is an American feminist literary critic,author,and academic.
