Persuasion

Name: Persuasion
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Author: Jane Austen
ISBN: 9782253936442

Jane Austen

François Laroque (translation)

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À vingt-sept ans, Anne Elliot, la deuxième fille d'un baronnet désargenté du Dorset, mène une vie triste et solitaire. Huit ans plus tôt, sous l'influence d'une amie chère, elle a refusé la demande en mariage de Frederick Wentworth, un jeune officier de marine qu'elle aimait profondément, mais que son entourage n'a pas alors jugé digne d'elle. Vivant désormais dans le regret de cet amour perdu, Anne est négligée par son père, un homme peu aimant et obsédé par son image et son rang, et sous-estimée par des soeurs égoïstes et vaines. Lorsque Frederick Wentworth, à présent capitaine et fortuné, revient dans la région avec le désir de se marier, Anne est partagée entre la crainte et l'espoir. Leur amour va-t-il avoir une chance de renaître ?

Souvent présenté comme un récit de la maturité, Persuasion est le dernier roman achevé de Jane Austen. Dans un style tout en retenue, l'auteure nous livre un superbe portrait de femme, sans se départir de son inégalable talent pour la satire sociale.

Édition et traduction de François Laroque

Jane Austen

Jane Austen ( OST-in, AW-stin; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English writer known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment on the English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works are implicit critiques of the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her use of social commentary, realism, wit, and irony have earned her acclaim amongst critics and scholars. Austen wrote major novels before the age of 22, but she was not published until she was 35. The anonymously published Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1815) were moderate successes, but they did not bring her public fame in her lifetime. She wrote two other novels—Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1817—and began another, eventually titled Sanditon, but it was left unfinished on her death. She also left behind three volumes of juvenile writings in manuscript, the short epistolary novel Lady Susan, and the unfinished novel The Watsons. Since her death Austen's novels have rarely been out of print. A significant transition in her reputation occurred in 1833, when they were republished in Richard Bentley's Standard Novels series (illustrated by Ferdinand Pickering and sold as a set). They gradually gained wide acclaim and popular readership. In 1869 her nephew published A Memoir of Jane Austen. Her work has inspired a large number of critical essays and has been included in many literary anthologies. Her novels have been frequently adapted into film and television. Notable film adaptations include Pride and Prejudice (1940), Sense and Sensibility (1995), Emma (1996), Mansfield Park (1999), Bride and Prejudice (2004), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Love & Friendship (2016), and Emma (2020). Notable television adaptations include Persuasion (1995), Pride and Prejudice (1995), Northanger Abbey (2007), Persuasion (2007), Lost in Austen (2008), Sense and Sensibility (2008), Emma (2009), and Sanditon (2019–2023).