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Armstrong puts together a very good deep dive into the societal issues that permeate Austen's first published novel. She discusses the meaning of the words in the title, as underst ood in Austen's time, family connection and the politics of family life, fiction and feeling (Marianne), judgement and reason (Elinor). She references Shakespeare's Hamlet as a "latent dreamwork text" to S&S. A lot of intriguing ideas are packed into this slim little paperback. Pages yellowed, crease in front cover. X- Lib. Penguin. 1994. USED. $2.00 Show more