ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Mansfield Park is the third published novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1814 by Thomas Egerton. A second edition was published in 1816 by John Murray, still within Austen’s lifetime. The novel did not receive any public reviews until 1821.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mansfield Park is the story of Fanny Price, sent by her impoverished family to be raised in the household of a wealthy aunt and uncle. The story follows her into adulthood and is a commentary on class, family ties, marriage, and the status of women.

Detailed explanation-3: -Austen’s plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works critique the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jane Austen’s first novel, Sense and Sensibility, was published anonymously in 1811.

Detailed explanation-5: -Austen’s accomplishments and legacy In her six major novels-Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion-Austen created the comedy of manners of middle-class life in the England of her time, revealing the possibilities of “domestic” literature.