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 xi
... meet clergymen or officers , they are never seen in the pulpit or on the parade ground , and , like all her other characters , they are rarely called upon to exert themselves beyond the limited demands of a country dance . This picture ...
... meet clergymen or officers , they are never seen in the pulpit or on the parade ground , and , like all her other characters , they are rarely called upon to exert themselves beyond the limited demands of a country dance . This picture ...
Pàgina xiii
... ordered that the young people for whom they were responsible had plenty of opportunities to meet and get to know each other so that suitable matches could be made . The enjoyment of leisure , then , was what distinguished INTRODUCTION XIII.
... ordered that the young people for whom they were responsible had plenty of opportunities to meet and get to know each other so that suitable matches could be made . The enjoyment of leisure , then , was what distinguished INTRODUCTION XIII.
Pàgina xiv
... meet the purchasing power of consumers , large numbers of people were able to enjoy a degree of comfort and luxury that , in previous times , had been restricted to a small aristocratic group at the very top of society . Georgian ...
... meet the purchasing power of consumers , large numbers of people were able to enjoy a degree of comfort and luxury that , in previous times , had been restricted to a small aristocratic group at the very top of society . Georgian ...
Pàgina 6
... meet Emma and Harriet and Mr Knightley returning from a walk after dinner ; or they might be invited formally , quite separately from guests who have also been dining : the distinc- tion is made by the Coles , whose dinner party ...
... meet Emma and Harriet and Mr Knightley returning from a walk after dinner ; or they might be invited formally , quite separately from guests who have also been dining : the distinc- tion is made by the Coles , whose dinner party ...
Pàgina 15
... meet a suitable young man , she is responsible for introducing her to the very un - suitable influence of the Thorpes . Mrs Jennings has a warm and kindly affection for her protegees and is genuinely concerned for Marianne in her ...
... meet a suitable young man , she is responsible for introducing her to the very un - suitable influence of the Thorpes . Mrs Jennings has a warm and kindly affection for her protegees and is genuinely concerned for Marianne in her ...
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