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Reviewed on July 1, 2020 | Austen Through The Ages
Memoirist Cohen (A Chance Meeting: Intertwined Lives of American Writers and Artists) juxtaposes elements of her personal history with the life and works of English novelist Jane Austen (1775–1817) to demonstrate the relevance of literary classics today. During a critical time in Cohen's life, spanning her children's births and her father's death, the author reread Austen as a way to cope with her grief. Here, she asserts th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More