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 v
... 7 Books 8 Theatricals 9 Toys and Games Contents 10 Verses , Riddles and Puzzles Notes Bibliography Index vii ix xi 1 23 65 89 115 145 175 235 261 277 303 331 338 This page intentionally left blank Illustrations ( between pp . Contents.
... 7 Books 8 Theatricals 9 Toys and Games Contents 10 Verses , Riddles and Puzzles Notes Bibliography Index vii ix xi 1 23 65 89 115 145 175 235 261 277 303 331 338 This page intentionally left blank Illustrations ( between pp . Contents.
Pàgina ix
... 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 : being the Whole Art of Drawing Taught in a ...
... 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 : being the Whole Art of Drawing Taught in a ...
Pàgina xvi
... verses , for which she had something of a gift : the deft and amusing examples that have survived winningly combine verbal resourcefulness with a pronounced sense of fun . Mr and Mrs Austen had eight children , all of whom survived into ...
... verses , for which she had something of a gift : the deft and amusing examples that have survived winningly combine verbal resourcefulness with a pronounced sense of fun . Mr and Mrs Austen had eight children , all of whom survived into ...
Pàgina xvii
... verse prologues and epilogues for the family theatricals . Throughout his life he wrote a geat deal of poetry , much of it in the proto - Romantic vein of Thomson and Cowper ; although it was not published , it was highly regarded by ...
... verse prologues and epilogues for the family theatricals . Throughout his life he wrote a geat deal of poetry , much of it in the proto - Romantic vein of Thomson and Cowper ; although it was not published , it was highly regarded by ...
Pàgina xxi
... verses and riddles such as the Austens themselves made up ; and finally the game of fiction itself ( writing books was after all made possible by Jane Austen's own enjoyment of leisure ) . Here Emma , which abounds in word - games ...
... verses and riddles such as the Austens themselves made up ; and finally the game of fiction itself ( writing books was after all made possible by Jane Austen's own enjoyment of leisure ) . Here Emma , which abounds in word - games ...
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