The Transformation of Philip Jettan
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
03.12.2019
Verlag
Wilder PublicationsSeitenzahl
168
Maße (L/B/H)
22.9/15.2/1 cm
Gewicht
254 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-5154-4269-1
he Transformation of Philip Jettan is Georgette Heyer's Georgian comedy of manners, charting the education of a provincial gentleman in the refinements of eighteenth-century society.
Set in the early eighteenth century, the novel follows Philip Jettan, a well-meaning but socially unpolished young man whose affections for the poised and intelligent Sylvia Ware expose the limitations of his rustic upbringing. Determined to win her regard, Philip subjects himself to a thorough reformation in London, where fashion, wit, and cultivated manners shape both reputation and destiny.
Heyer balances light irony with attentive period detail, presenting a study in self-fashioning that is as much about character as appearance. Beneath the comedy of transformation lies a meditation on authenticity, constancy, and the tension between outward polish and inward worth. Though early in her career, Heyer's instinct for historical atmosphere and social nuance is already evident.
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