Captain Wentworth’s letter to Anne Elliot | Jane Austen’s Persuasion, writing style, & phonocentrism

Literary analysis of a device of Jane Austen’s writing style, which she uses in both the novel Persuasion (notably in Captain Wentworth’s letter to Anne Elliot) and in her own letters: phonocentrism & photocentric language. Many people adore the ‘realness’ & ‘authenticity’ of Jane Austen’s writing style - in the lecture, I analyse one way that Jane Austen constructs artificial ‘realness’ & ‘authenticity’, which is to assume phonocentricity. OUTLINE - Definition & explanation of phonocentrism & phonocentric language - Analysis of Jane Austen’s use of phonocentric textual construction in her own letters to Cassandra - Examination of an example of how Jane Austen depicts phonocentrism in her novels: Captain Wentworth’s beautiful love-letter to Anne Elliot at the end of the novel Persuasion (incl. analysis of the cancelled chapters of Persuasion). You can see the manuscript of the cancelled chapters of Persuasion here If you’d like to support the channel, you can here Follow me on Twitter: CLOSE READING CLASSIC LITERATURE #DrOctaviaCox #UnfamiliarReadings #CloseReadingClassicLiterature FOR MORE LITERARY ANALYSIS see my ‘Close Reading Classic Literature’ playlist KEYWORDS english literature analysis persuasion jane austen captain wentworth jane austen persuasion anne elliot persuasion by jane austen phonocentricity persuasion austen novel persuasion jane austen style persuasion book phonocentrism jane austen writing style persuasion novel style persuasion analysis persuasion jane austen analysis captain wentworth letter jane austen analysis captain wentworth letter persuasion jane austen language captain wentworth letter to anne elliot jane austen literary style jane austen lecture persuasion novel by jane austen persuasion critical analysis english literature analysis persuasion jane austen captain wentworth jane austen persuasion anne elliot persuasion by jane austen phonocentricity persuasion austen novel persuasion jane austen style persuasion book phonocentrism jane austen writing style persuasion novel style persuasion analysis persuasion jane austen analysis captain wentworth letter jane austen analysis captain wentworth letter persuasion jane austen language captain wentworth letter to anne elliot jane austen literary style jane austen lecture persuasion novel by jane austen persuasion critical analysis english literature analysis persuasion jane austen captain wentworth jane austen persuasion anne elliot persuasion by jane austen phonocentricity persuasion austen novel persuasion jane austen style persuasion book phonocentrism jane austen writing style persuasion novel style persuasion analysis persuasion jane austen analysis captain wentworth letter jane austen analysis captain wentworth letter persuasion jane austen language captain wentworth letter to anne elliot jane austen literary style jane austen lecture persuasion novel by jane austen persuasion critical analysis english literature analysis persuasion jane austen captain wentworth jane austen persuasion anne elliot persuasion by jane austen phonocentricity persuasion austen novel persuasion jane austen style persuasion book phonocentrism jane austen writing style persuasion novel style persuasion analysis persuasion jane austen analysis captain wentworth letter jane austen analysis captain wentworth letter persuasion jane austen language captain wentworth letter to anne elliot jane austen literary style jane austen lecture persuasion novel by jane austen persuasion critical analysis english literature analysis persuasion jane austen captain wentworth jane austen persuasion anne elliot persuasion by jane austen phonocentricity persuasion austen novel persuasion jane austen style persuasion book phonocentrism jane austen writing style persuasion novel style persuasion analysis persuasion jane austen analysis captain wentworth letter jane austen analysis captain wentworth letter persuasion jane austen language captain wentworth letter to anne elliot jane austen literary style jane austen lecture persuasion novel by jane austen persuasion critical analysis english literature analysis persuasion jane austen captain wentworth jane austen persuasion phonocentricity persuasion by jane austen persuasion austen novel persuasion jane austen style persuasion book phonocentrism jane austen writing style persuasion novel style persuasion analysis persuasion jane austen analysis captain wentworth letter jane austen analysis captain wentworth letter persuasion jane austen language captain wentworth letter to anne elliot jane austen literary style jane austen lecture persuasion novel by jane austen persuasion critical analysis english literature analysis persuasion jane austen captain wentworth jane austen persuasion phonocentricity austen