Jane Austen in a social context

Contents: Introduction, Jane Austen as a social novelist / David Monaghan -- Jane Austen and Romantic imprisonment / Nina Auerbach -- The influence of place : Jane Austen and the novel of social consciousness / Ann Banfield -- Disregarded designs : Jane Austen's sense of the volume / Marilyn Butler -- Sex and social life in Jane Austen's novels / Jan S. Fergus -- "Real solemn history" and social h.

Includes bibliographical references and index.