Publication Date
2015
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
First Advisor
Baker, William, 1944-
Degree Name
Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy)
Legacy Department
Department of English
LCSH
Blair; Hugh; 1718-1800 Influence Criticism and interpretation; Austen; Jane; 1775-1817 Literary style Criticism and interpretation; English literature; Rhetoric; Literature; English language--Rhetoric--History and criticism; English literature--History and criticism
Abstract
This dissertation explores the rhetorical influences of Hugh Blair, minister, rhetorician and member of the 18th Century Scottish Enlightenment, on the fiction of Jane Austen. Specifically, the author argues that Austen used the precepts of belletristic rhetoric as promulgated by Blair as both a narrative device integral to the plots of her novels and as a means of illuminating her fictional characters.
Recommended Citation
Wolff, Miriam Elizabeth Antonia, "Jane Austen and Belles Lettres : the rhetorical influence of Hugh Blair in Jane Austen's Fiction" (2015). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 3692.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/3692
Extent
184 pages
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Rights Statement 2
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Media Type
Text
Comments
Advisors: William Baker.||Committee members: John V. Knapp; Bradley Peters.