Pride and Prejudice: Use of Irony As Narrative Device

The most important among the narrative modes of Jane Austen is her use of irony. Irony may be defined as a mode of discourse for conveying meaning different from and usually opposite to the apparent meaning of a text. Whether an irony is situational or verbal, depends on the devices available to and utilized by […]
Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice: A Critical Evaluation

Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is an interesting character, representing changing conventions of early 19th Century England. Pride and Prejudice is brought to life by a kaleidoscope of different and even contrasting characters, most of whom are identifiable from their speech patterns itself. Of course, not all characters are or need to […]