{"product_id":"she-played-and-sang-jane-austen-and-music-9781526192301","title":"She Played and Sang: Jane Austen and Music","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fascinating study of the role that music played in Jane Austen's life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike her much-loved heroine Emma Woodhouse, Jane Austen 'played and sang'. Music occupied a central role in her life, and she made brilliant use of it in her novels to illuminate characters' personalities and highlight the contrasts between them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDelving into the Austen family music books, Gillian Dooley discovers a treasure trove of evidence that unveils a previously underappreciated facet of Austen's world. She unravels the author's musical connections with family and friends, revealing the intricate ties between her fiction and the melodies she performed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith these revelations, Austen's musical legacy comes to life, granting us a deeper understanding of her artistic prowess and the influences that shaped her literary masterpieces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGillian Dooley is an Honorary Associate Professor in English at Flinders University. She has published and presented internationally on Jane Austen, and as a singer she has curated programmes of music from Austen's personal collection since 2007. She has appeared on Australian Broadcasting Corporation's \u003ci\u003eThe Book Show\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Minefield\u003c\/i\u003e as an expert on Austen. Her most recent books are \u003ci\u003eMatthew Flinders: The Man behind the Map\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eListening to Iris Murdoch: Music, Sounds, and Silences \u003c\/i\u003e(both 2022).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51635397493010,"sku":"9781526192301","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8f880c3b-08cf-4db4-9120-752fb16033a8.jpg?v=1759232918","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/she-played-and-sang-jane-austen-and-music-9781526192301","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}