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 viii
... wrote the letters herself . ( V & A Picture Library ) 17 Bilbocatch , or cup and ball . ( Bristol City Museum ) 18 Spillikins . ( Bristol City Museum ) Text Illustrations Cassino , engraving by Stothard and Cook , VIII JANE AUSTEN AND ...
... wrote the letters herself . ( V & A Picture Library ) 17 Bilbocatch , or cup and ball . ( Bristol City Museum ) 18 Spillikins . ( Bristol City Museum ) Text Illustrations Cassino , engraving by Stothard and Cook , VIII JANE AUSTEN AND ...
Pàgina xvi
... wrote about , they are nevertheless discernible on the edge of her field of vision , always ready to tempt the weak from the path of virtue : centres of amusement such as London , Bath , Weymouth or Brighton can easily become locations ...
... wrote about , they are nevertheless discernible on the edge of her field of vision , always ready to tempt the weak from the path of virtue : centres of amusement such as London , Bath , Weymouth or Brighton can easily become locations ...
Pàgina xvii
... 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 the family and was carefully collected and copied out after his death by his son ...
... 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 the family and was carefully collected and copied out after his death by his son ...
Pàgina xviii
... wrote Elinor and Marianne , the first version of Sense and Sensibility . First Impressions , later to be turned into Pride and Prejudice , was written between October 1796 and August 1797 , and Susan , which subsequently became ...
... wrote Elinor and Marianne , the first version of Sense and Sensibility . First Impressions , later to be turned into Pride and Prejudice , was written between October 1796 and August 1797 , and Susan , which subsequently became ...
Pàgina 4
... wrote for pleasure : she was not a professonal and she published anonymously as ' a Lady ' ; yet her gratification at seeing her novels in print and the interest she took in the opinions of family and friends ( to the extent of ...
... wrote for pleasure : she was not a professonal and she published anonymously as ' a Lady ' ; yet her gratification at seeing her novels in print and the interest she took in the opinions of family and friends ( to the extent of ...
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