Romantics, Rebels and Reactionaries: English Literature and Its Background, 1760-1830 by Marilyn Butler My rating: 1 of 5 stars Part of my ongoing research in preparation for my graduate thesis. I mostly focused on the section dealing with Jane Austen and her work, regardless, I really have no idea what this author’s point was supposed to be. I noticed slight anger in her writing, unnecessary social and even personal criticism and more than a few times I found the author judging Jane and her literary choices based on modern times and practices. Almost every time the author began a new point it was built up to encourage literary discussion, maybe…