Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance.The novel was first published in December 1815.As in her other novels,Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England;she also creates a lively comedy of manners among her characters.

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Book Description The Wordsworth Classics covers a huge list of beloved works of literature in English and translations. This growing series is rigorously updated, with scholarly introductions and notes added to new titles. Emma Woodhouse thinks a little too highly of herself, and entertains herself by meddling in the affairs of others. The results are not always as she would ...(展开全部)

Emma , first published in 1816, was written when Jane Austen was at the height of her powers. In a novel remarkable for its sparkling wit and modernity, Austen presents readers with two of literature’s greatest comic creations—the eccentric Mr. Woodhouse and that quintessential bore, Miss Bates. Here, too, we have what may well be Jane Austen’s most profound characterization:...(展开全部)

Emma Wodehouse has led a simple life, but during the course of this she at last reaps her share of the world's vexations. In this comedy of manners, the heroine learns to come to terms with the reality of other people, and with her own erring nature. Jane Austen was born in Steventon, Hampshire, on December 16, 1775. Her father, the Reverend George Austen, was rector of Stevent...(展开全部)

Book Description The Wordsworth Classics covers a huge list of beloved works of literature in English and translations. This growing series is rigorously updated, with scholarly introductions and notes added to new titles. Emma Woodhouse thinks a little too highly of herself, and entertains herself by meddling in the affairs of others. The results are not always as she would ...(展开全部)

Emma Wodehouse has led a simple life, but during the course of this she at last reaps her share of the world's vexations. In this comedy of manners, the heroine learns to come to terms with the reality of other people, and with her own erring nature. Jane Austen was born in Steventon, Hampshire, on December 16, 1775. Her father, the Reverend George Austen, was rector of Stevent...(展开全部)

Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance.The novel was first published in December 1815.As in her other novels,Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England;she also creates a lively comedy of manners among her characters.

Emma , first published in 1816, was written when Jane Austen was at the height of her powers. In a novel remarkable for its sparkling wit and modernity, Austen presents readers with two of literature’s greatest comic creations—the eccentric Mr. Woodhouse and that quintessential bore, Miss Bates. Here, too, we have what may well be Jane Austen’s most profound characterization:...(展开全部)

伊恩·布鲁玛（Ian Buruma），生于荷兰海牙。曾担任《远东经济评论》和《旁观者》杂志记者與《纽约书评》主编，为《纽约时报》《新闻周刊》等报刊撰写关于亚洲的政治和文化评论，并曾任教于牛津、哈佛、普林斯顿、格罗宁根等大学。现为纽约巴德学院保罗·威廉斯教席之民主、人权和新闻学教授。出版的著作有《零年：1945现代世界诞生的时刻》《罪孽的报应：德国和日本的战争记忆》《创造日本：1853—1964》等。2008年被授予“伊拉斯谟奖”以表彰他“在欧洲对文化、社会或社会科学做出的重要贡献”，同年因其以卓越的著作帮助美国读者理解亚洲的复杂性而获得“肖伦斯特新闻奖”。2008年和2010年被《外交政策》杂志选为“全球顶尖思想家”。