Introduction by author and E. J. Clery. We have heard a great deal about Austen's pioneering use of Free Indirect Discourse. In this book, Shimazaki will also show us how Austen used Free Indirect *Speech.* She introduces both stylistic approaches and for the second, she traces how changing typographical conventions for presenting speech in text worked alongside the way free indirect speech emerged in a variety of genres in the 18th century. This brings us another remarkable new way to appreciate Austen's art, and gets us a little closer to answering that question, "how dose she do it?" as we read Austen's novels. How does she bring us so close to both narrator and characters, with seemingly little effort? How do we catch that satirical tone and comic timing with such economy of words? Peter Lang. 2025. Paper. NEW. $60.00
