What was the reception of Jane Austen's works during her lifetime?
Q: What was the reception of Jane Austen's works during her lifetime?
A: During her lifetime, Austen's books were thought fashionable by members of high society but they received only a few good reviews.
Q: When did people begin to recognize Jane Austen as a great English novelist?
A: It was not until the 1940s that Austen was widely accepted as a "great English novelist".
Q: How did scholars study Jane Austen in the twentieth century?
A: In the twentieth century, scholars studied her works artistically, ideologically, and historically.
Q: What caused criticism of Austen to split into high culture and popular culture trends?
A: The growth of university English departments in the first half of the twentieth century caused criticism of Austen to split into high culture and popular culture trends.
Q: Who published Memoir of Jane Austen?
A: Her nephew published Memoir of Jane Austen.
Q: What type of industry has been supported by fans in the early twenty-first century?
A: In the early twenty-first century, fans have supported an industry of printed sequels and prequels as well as adaptations for television and film.
