Essays on Mansfield Park

Set in 1800s Britain, Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park at first glace seems to conform to the gender stereotypes of the day. Fanny Price is at first glance “timid and shy, and shrinking from notice”, she seems to conform to much of the negative gender stereotypes,…

Jane Austen hasn’t gotten the best reputation over the years. A lot of people, especially those who have never read her novels, think of her books as wordy, complicated, and boring. However, these people are just plain wrong. Austen’s writing is full of social commentary,…

Joseph Lew’s 1994 critical analysis essay of Mansfield Park, “’That Abominable Traffic’: Mansfield Park and the Dynamics of Slavery”, originally published in History, Gender, and Eighteenth Century Literature, discusses historical background leading to the writing of Mansfield Park, the way family households can mimic governmental…

The Role of Fiction in Mansfield Park Jane Austen’s novel Mansfield Park closely examines a multitude of social and political issues, as well as scrutinizes nineteenth century middle to upper class marriages. One of the most intriguing aspects of the novel is the importance of…