Jane Austen and LeisureBloomsbury Publishing, 1 de jul. 1998 - 376 pàgines Jane Austen's novels portray a leisured society of gentlemen and ladies who do not need to work. Even the minority of clergymen, soldiers and sailors - men with professions - are almost never seen working. Jane Austen herself, despite responsibility for some domestic tasks, wrote as a woman of leisure. Yet leisure, the distinguishing mark of a gentleman, was not meant to be an excuse for idleness. The proper use of leisure to fulfil duties, to read and to think, and above all to pursue social relations in a world where family and marriage for the propertied was of central importance, was a vital test of character. |
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Pàgina x
... John Dixon Hunt ; Helen Lefroy ; Derek Lucas ; Lymelight Books and Prints , Lyme Regis ; Kate Maddock ; Charles Martin ; Joyce Morris ; Rachel Moss ; Pollock's Toy Museum ; Brian Southam ; University of Bristol Library Special ...
... John Dixon Hunt ; Helen Lefroy ; Derek Lucas ; Lymelight Books and Prints , Lyme Regis ; Kate Maddock ; Charles Martin ; Joyce Morris ; Rachel Moss ; Pollock's Toy Museum ; Brian Southam ; University of Bristol Library Special ...
Pàgina xvi
... John's College , Oxford and , like him , took holy orders . George , a year younger , was handi- capped and never lived at home . Edward , the third son , was adopted at the age of fifteen by Thomas Knight II ( the son of Mr Austen's ...
... John's College , Oxford and , like him , took holy orders . George , a year younger , was handi- capped and never lived at home . Edward , the third son , was adopted at the age of fifteen by Thomas Knight II ( the son of Mr Austen's ...
Pàgina xvii
... John's College and on leaving was commissioned as a Lieuten- ant in the Oxfordshire Militia , later setting up in business as an army agent and banker in London ; when in 1815 his bank failed , he too went into the Church . The Austens ...
... John's College and on leaving was commissioned as a Lieuten- ant in the Oxfordshire Militia , later setting up in business as an army agent and banker in London ; when in 1815 his bank failed , he too went into the Church . The Austens ...
Pàgina 10
... men could never be called on by a lady , they could themselves pay calls if they wished . Sir John Middleton , who seems to have little to do apart from being sociable , is happy to make visits 10 JANE AUSTEN AND LEISURE.
... men could never be called on by a lady , they could themselves pay calls if they wished . Sir John Middleton , who seems to have little to do apart from being sociable , is happy to make visits 10 JANE AUSTEN AND LEISURE.
Pàgina 13
... John Thorpe has told her ( wrongly ) that he has seen Eleanor and Henry themselves driving in a phaeton in the opposite direction , so she is distraught to see them from his carriage walking down the street to keep their appointment ...
... John Thorpe has told her ( wrongly ) that he has seen Eleanor and Henry themselves driving in a phaeton in the opposite direction , so she is distraught to see them from his carriage walking down the street to keep their appointment ...
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