Joan Austin (1775-1817) was a famous British novelist.
In the era of Austen's life, the British literary world was dominated by sentimental and legendary novels, which were devoid of substance and only embellished with sentimental and magical colors. At this time, Austen published six novels, including Pride and Prejudice, sweeping away the artificial literary style of the time and refreshing the readers with her authentic and rational style, becoming a pioneer of realism novels in the 1930s in England.
This book is Austen's representative work, with the initial draft written in October 1796 and the final draft in August 1797. It was originally titled 'First Impressions'. The official publication of the novel was more than ten years later. On January 30th, 1813, the book was finally published under the title "Pride and Prejudice".
This book mainly describes the stories of young men and women's love and marriage, with a total of four marriages. Sharot and Chris, the foundation of this marriage is money; Lideya and Vikum, based on beauty and lust, belong to the type of unhappy marriage. On the contrary, Elizabeth and Joan's marriage was all based on emotions, which is why it was a truly happy union. Although the marriages between Elizabeth and Desi, as well as Joan and Binley, did not exclude economic and physical factors, the fundamental aspect remained their love.
Austin uses comedic techniques to reveal the emotional lives of these people to the fullest. Firstly, it portrays characters with comedic personalities, and secondly, it comedizes many plot points, reflecting the author's profound grasp and understanding of secular life.
Austen uses dialogue as a fundamental tool in this book to depict character personalities. Her dialogue descriptions are vivid, profound, and exemplary.
Therefore, since its publication 170 years ago, this book has received widespread praise from people, no wonder the famous British writer Maugham has listed it among the top ten novels in the world.
