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Title: Emma - Noteable for dubious reasons
Review: There is one principle reason that Emma is remembered. It was written by a woman. If Jane Austen had been a man, her works would be regarded as banal and inconsequential works of little literary merit. The work is impressive considering that Austen came from a culture that repressed women (a characteristic that most female authors share), but beyond that it is a poor work.There is a profusion of works of greater literary merit by women than what Austen offers, Mary Shelly's "Frankenstein", Kate Chopin's "The Awakening", Alice Walker's "The Color Purple", "Nectar in a Seive" by Kamala Markandaya, or a very fine piece "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston. All of these works have better characteristics than "Emma", and prove to be superior to all of Austen's writings.Trust me, "Emma" is a waste.
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