This essay connects Austen's Pride and Prejudice to Hume's philosophy of mind. Elizabeth Bennet's inferences and misinterpretations echo Humean psychology, generating suspense: hypothetical and probabilistic thought, tried by Defoe and Richardson, become central narrative devices.
Chapter Title
Le ipotesi di Jane Austen: emozioni, inferenze e suspense in Pride and Prejudice
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Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1157-4.09
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Book Title
Scritture del particolare. Romanzo e sciences de l’homme tra Sette e Ottocento
Book Subtitle
Atti del Convegno di Siena (23-24 aprile 2025)
Editors
David Matteini
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
156
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press, USiena Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1157-4
ISBN Print
979-12-215-1156-7
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-1157-4
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-1158-1
Series Title
Studi di letterature moderne e comparate
Series ISSN
2975-0377
Series E-ISSN
2975-0229