JOURNAL ARTICLE

"Noisy Pleasures" and "Noisy Evil[s]": The Political Dimensions of Sound in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park.

  • Published In: Eighteenth Century: Theory & Interpretation, 2023, v. 64, n. 3/4. P. 287 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Bolger, Elizabeth 3 of 3

Abstract

The article examines the political aspects of sound in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, particularly focusing on the silence surrounding the transatlantic slave trade. Critics have debated the characters' silence in the novel, with some suggesting it reflects moral imperfections. The text also explores the significance of noise and silence in late eighteenth-century England, drawing connections between sound and radicalism. Overall, the article suggests that the characters' silence and noise reveal underlying societal issues and power dynamics within the novel, discussing the use of sound in relation to slavery and referencing various scholars and authors to provide insights into themes of silence, politics, and gender in literature. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Eighteenth Century: Theory & Interpretation. 2023/09, Vol. 64, Issue 3/4, p287
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Literature and Writing
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0193-5380
  • DOI:10.1353/ecy.2023.a950265
  • Accession Number:183016847
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