‘& Not the Least Wit’: Jane Austen’s Use of ‘Wit’
Jane Austen is celebrated for her wit and wittiness. She famously defended novels in <i>Northanger Abbey</i>, for example, on the basis that they display ‘the liveliest effusions of wit’. Critics have long been occupied with detailing the implications of Austen’s wit, but without due att...
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MDPI AG
2022-10-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/11/6/132 |