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Discuss the Use of Irony And Humor in Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”

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Irony presupposes a contrast between appearance and reality. A writer who uses irony is conscious of the incongruity of life. The contrast between illusion and reality, the ideal and the real, the seriousness of the comic virtue and vice become a writer’s immediate concern. The writer seeks to communicate it to the readers as Jane Austen … Read more

Title “Pride and Prejudice” and Its Significance

Appropriateness of the Title Pride and Prejudice and Its Significance

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The acclaimed novel Pride and Prejudice was originally entitled First Impressions. However, when its penwoman, Jane Austen, revised her novel, she gave it a new title now it bears. This title is so appropriate that it hardly requires any justifying argument. Usually, the title of a book, a novel, a literary work, or any written piece is given, … Read more