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  • E' il capolavoro della maturità, in cui Austen si compiace di tenere la "possibile" storia d'amore tra Anne ed il Capitano Wentworth sullo sfondo di 3/4 del romanzo. I pensieri, le parole, gli sguardi, i silenzi di Anne vengono vivisezionati sotto i nostri occhi, ma nulla ci viene fatto sapere sui p ... Continue

    E' il capolavoro della maturità, in cui Austen si compiace di tenere la "possibile" storia d'amore tra Anne ed il Capitano Wentworth sullo sfondo di 3/4 del romanzo. I pensieri, le parole, gli sguardi, i silenzi di Anne vengono vivisezionati sotto i nostri occhi, ma nulla ci viene fatto sapere sui pensieri e sui sentimenti del Capitano, fino alla risoluzione finale.
    Nessun personaggio è abbozzato, ognuno viene fatto risaltare a tutto tondo con vizi e virtù, pregi e difetti. Poche parole bastano a farli risaltare sulla pagina come figurette animate che prendono vita sotto ai nostri occhi. Usa arti raffinate ma non invasive, la divina Jane, ad esempio i personaggi più "sgradevoli" vengono chiamati per nome, i "meritevoli" ottengono titolo e cognome.
    Il libro si dipana tra le consuete visite, le gite, i soggiorni a Bath: è meraviglioso quando tratteggia i caratteri, e quando descrive i moti d'animo di Anne, che prende coscienza del proprio rinnovato amore. Il finale è un po' brutale (non nel contenuto ma nel precipitare degli eventi), ma la lettera del Capitano che si arrende all'amore è semplicemente bellissima

    

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  • A great intro to Austen

  • While this text is the latest of hers that were published (it was released posthumously) and may not completely reflect on the style or quality of her earlier works, I found this particular novel to actually be a fairly interesting read. I initially picked it up for my Brit Lit from 1798 class, and ... Continue

    While this text is the latest of hers that were published (it was released posthumously) and may not completely reflect on the style or quality of her earlier works, I found this particular novel to actually be a fairly interesting read. I initially picked it up for my Brit Lit from 1798 class, and though hesitant (I have avoided reading Austen in the past for fear that I would be bored to death), I found myself really enjoying Austen's often-comical use of free indirect discourse in her narration and her commentary on the behaviors of women and men, both interpersonally and educationally (examine the reading habits and discussions of the characters for more on that). A pleasant surprise of a novel.

    

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  • Persuasion

  • Libro sul distacco, sul perdono,sulla persuasione e sull'amore, come la brava Jane ci ha abituati...
    Anne Elliott rifiutò il capitano Wentworth, persuasa da una grande amica di famiglia. Otto anni dopo si ritrovano, e si riscoprono.
    Per chi ama le attese....stupendo!

    

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• ― ๑Sofia๑ said on Dec 21, 2008 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

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  • Jane Austen sigue siendo una de mis autoras romántica preferidas, por tanto ¿q puedo critircarle?...

    

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  • A bit repetitive. Not so brilliant.

  • This is the one book of Jane Austen which I least liked so far. It is very similar in structure, and plot, to many of her previous works but it lacks the complexity and spell-bounding pathos which usually hold the reader tight to the story. Everything is pretty much straightforward and, if not for o ... Continue

    This is the one book of Jane Austen which I least liked so far. It is very similar in structure, and plot, to many of her previous works but it lacks the complexity and spell-bounding pathos which usually hold the reader tight to the story. Everything is pretty much straightforward and, if not for occasional well placed plot twists, it's a rather plain story.

    Characters have a want of substance and definition, they actually seem to be the shadow of their predecessors: Captain Wentworth -- former Mr. Darcy, Anne -- Elinor Dashwood, Mr. Charles Musgroves -- Mr. Bennet.
    That is they are all loosely remakes of former Austen's characters though without being quite as right-on.

    The Austen's distinctive character-driven humour is somewhat lacking too. Mary Elliot and her husband often remember of the much funnier Bennets couple, but they rarely entertain as decidedly.

    The ending seems to be particularly rushed, I wonder if Austen's health troubles at the time had played a role in this.

    All in all is not bad, but definitely not her best.

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    It was soon generally agreed that Tuesday should be the day; Charles only reserving the advantage of still teasing his wife, by persisting that he would go to the play to-morrow if nobody else would. ~ PERSUASION
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    Listen to it at http://librivox.org/persuasion-by-jane-austen-2...
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  • Della persuasione, dell'influenza che altri hanno su di noi e sulle nostre decisioni, sull'orgoglio e sulla costante letteraria che ha caratterizzato la carriera di Jane Austen...

    

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• ― Clover said on Feb 25, 2009 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

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