Characteristics of Some Writers

[SarahSAU]

Hello every one,

I'd like to know the characteristics of the following writers:
-Mark Twain
-Charles Dickens
- Jane Austen
-Nathaniel Howthrone
-George Eliot
-Louisa Aloctt

I really appreciate your help...

[Pecksie]

Do you need info on the characteristics of the writers themselves or of their writing?

In any case, I suggest you check their bios in some reliable website, such as Wikipedia. Jane Austen in particular led a deceptively quiet life. Much has been made of the fact that she was a spinster, etc., but it is also interesting to learn that she grew up and lived her adult life in a very supportive family circle, and had unrestricted use of her father's library (this in an age where many books were considered "inappropriate" for respectable young ladies).

Hope this helps!

[SarahSAU]

Hi Pecksie,
I need both. I did look in Wikipedia, but I didn't find what I'm looking for clearly:confused: . I know For example, Austen's characteristics are realism, marraige and morality. I need those kind of characteristics, whatever they are called.

[kelby_lake]

Hello every one,

I'd like to know the characteristics of the following writers:
-Mark Twain
-Charles Dickens
- Jane Austen
-Nathaniel Howthrone
-George Eliot
-Louisa Aloctt

I really appreciate your help...

Dickens likes to give quite a broad panoramic description of the place and he also has a lot of characters, each with distinctive traits.

[slobone]

Is this a school assignment, or are you just compiling a reading list for yourself?

[SarahSAU]

Thank you Kelby_lake. I can say that Dickens was a realistic, the master of sentiment and sataricaly attacked the greed and hypocrasiy, correct me If I'm wrong please.

Slobone, this is not a school assignment. I have to compile those information because I study the novel in the 19th C. I know some of them, but I feel confused!:rolleyes:

[johann cruyff]

SarahSAU,just one tiny remark,hope you don't get it the wrong way. Don't constantly change the font and colour of your posts,it's very hard on the eyes(including that god-awful light blue in your first post).:wave:

[SarahSAU]

johann, You're right:lol: however, I need your participant in my question. What do you think?:)

[Drkshadow03]

My advice would be to check out these books:

Student companion to Jane Austen by Debra Teachman (http://www.amazon.com/Student-Companion-Companions-Classic-Writers/dp/0313307474/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212591964&sr=8-1)

Student companion to Charles Dickens by Ruth Glancy

Student companion to Mark Twain by David E.E. Sloane (http://www.amazon.com/Student-Companion-Companions-Classic-Writers/dp/0313312192/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212592008&sr=1-5)

Student companion to Nathaniel Hawthorne by Melissa McFarland Pennell

The Cambridge companion to George Eliot edited by George Levine

Twain, Alcott, and the birth of the adolescent reform novel by Roberta Seelinger Trites

I've used the Student Companion series before. It is a very good primer for basic information; it includes important biographical facts, important cultural facts of the time period that played into the author's writing, covers the themes, structure, and analysis of each major book by said writer, covers the general themes and general style of writing that interest the author across books. In other words, it should include everything you're looking for and cover all the information that you want about these authors written for the average person/student (not written in academic gibberish).

If you have trouble locating those I would then turn to "Cambridge Companions" on any of these authors. This also will include biographical essays, essays on specific books, themes that interested the author, and discussion of their style. In the case of George Eliot I couldn't find a Student Companion written about her so I turned to Cambridge.

Louisa Alcott was the most difficult to find. I referenced one book that talks about her and Twain that I thought you might find interesting.

My advice would be to try and get these books from your library, especially if you have access to an academic library with a strong Humanities department instead of actually buying all of these books.

* Where possible I linked to Amazon.

[Aiculík]

Thank you Kelby_lake. I can say that Dickens was a realistic, the master of sentiment and sataricaly attacked the greed and hypocrasiy, correct me If I'm wrong please.

Slobone, this is not a school assignment. I have to compile those information because I study the novel in the 19th C. I know some of them, but I feel confused!:rolleyes:

If you study 19th century novel, you should start with reading some 19th century novels. :) At least one by each author you stated, for example. You can find biographies in textbooks, or interntet - you can find loads of books and studies about each of them, it's really enough to Google it or to ask your librarian to help you find what you need. But you can only truly understand the author's styleby reading his works.

It depends how much time you have for this study. If you are limited, you should find out what experts say about these writers and which work is recommended as "the best" and focus on that one. It also depends on if you are studying "19th century novel" in general or some more concrete aspect, then of course you must focus on that. If you are not limited in any way, I'd say learn something about their life, how it influenced their work - maybe their style was different in the beginining than later in the career etc. - and read one novel from each of these periods.

[a lost weekend]

Jane Austen : unmarried daughters, family expectations, marriage, status and wealth.

by God, er'yone of her books are the same.

[slobone]

Start with:

Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter
George Eliot, Adam Bede
Lousia May Alcott, Little Women

[kelby_lake]

Thank you Kelby_lake. I can say that Dickens was a realistic, the master of sentiment and sataricaly attacked the greed and hypocrasiy, correct me If I'm wrong please.

You're right- except you spelt satirically wrong :D

[slobone]

You're right- except you spelt satirically wrong :D
Whereas hypocrasiy was just fine?

[SarahSAU]

Thank you Kelbey and Slobone. :yawnb:

I made the test and I want to check some information. So, If you know them, post them, please.

1- Is 'Adam Bade' George Eliot's novel is gothic and sensational?
2-CHarley Bates's Laugh in Oliver Twist indicates:
-the humorist style of the writer or what?

3-The bridge in Oliver symbolizes the:
-the match between good and evil, or
-the futuristic hope for Nancy
4-The peface of Oliver Twist(Pilgrim's Progress) just occurs in that location.
5-Austen represents the celrgyman in a sentimental aspect.

Thanks in advance...

[SarahSAU]

Oopse, I forget to thank Darkshadow, Aiculík and a lost weekend for their help.
I'm sorry to forgot to do so:blush:

[kelby_lake]

Whereas hypocrasiy was just fine?

Aah, touche. :D