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 ix
... Mary Lloyd in January 1792 , with accompanying verse . Title page to William Robson's Grammigraphia ( 1799 ) . Perspective drawing from Edward Edwards ' A Practical Treatise of Perspective ( 1803 ) . Page from The Artist's Vade - Mecum ...
... Mary Lloyd in January 1792 , with accompanying verse . Title page to William Robson's Grammigraphia ( 1799 ) . Perspective drawing from Edward Edwards ' A Practical Treatise of Perspective ( 1803 ) . Page from The Artist's Vade - Mecum ...
Pàgina xviii
... Mary had married James in 1797. James and Mary had two children , James Edward , author of the Memoir of Jane Austen , and Caroline , who also committed her memories of her aunt to paper . James's elder child XVIII JANE AUSTEN AND LEISURE.
... Mary had married James in 1797. James and Mary had two children , James Edward , author of the Memoir of Jane Austen , and Caroline , who also committed her memories of her aunt to paper . James's elder child XVIII JANE AUSTEN AND LEISURE.
Pàgina xix
... from his debilitating love for Mary Crawford ) ; William , the rising young sailor ( whose career nevertheless needs the ' interest ' obtained through Henry Crawford's influence ) ; and Fanny , whose usefulness and INTRODUCTION XIX.
... from his debilitating love for Mary Crawford ) ; William , the rising young sailor ( whose career nevertheless needs the ' interest ' obtained through Henry Crawford's influence ) ; and Fanny , whose usefulness and INTRODUCTION XIX.
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... Mary paid a morns visit there in form some weeks ago , & Mary tho ' by no means disposed to like her , was very much pleased with her indeed . Her praise to be sure , proves nothing more than Mr« M's being civil & attentive to them ...
... Mary paid a morns visit there in form some weeks ago , & Mary tho ' by no means disposed to like her , was very much pleased with her indeed . Her praise to be sure , proves nothing more than Mr« M's being civil & attentive to them ...
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... Mary Lloyd as her prospective daughter - in - law in November 1796 , she not only managed to glance at her own daughters ' marriage prospects ( Cassandra was at that time engaged to the Revd Tom Fowle , who was hoping for a living in ...
... Mary Lloyd as her prospective daughter - in - law in November 1796 , she not only managed to glance at her own daughters ' marriage prospects ( Cassandra was at that time engaged to the Revd Tom Fowle , who was hoping for a living in ...
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