Jane Austen and LeisureBloomsbury Publishing, 1 iul. 1998 - 376 pagini 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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Pagina vii
... Cassandra , c . 1802 . ( Jane Austen Memorial Trust ) 2 Fanny Knight , aged twelve , watercolour by Cassandra Austen , c . 1805 . ( Jane Austen Memorial Trust ) 3 The Cross Bath , Bath , engraving by H. S. Storer , 1818. Jane Austen ...
... Cassandra , c . 1802 . ( Jane Austen Memorial Trust ) 2 Fanny Knight , aged twelve , watercolour by Cassandra Austen , c . 1805 . ( Jane Austen Memorial Trust ) 3 The Cross Bath , Bath , engraving by H. S. Storer , 1818. Jane Austen ...
Pagina xvi
... Cassandra Leigh was the daughter of the rector of Harpsden in Oxfordshire , and her uncle , Theophilus Leigh , was Master of Balliol College , Oxford . The Leighs were grander than the Austens : one branch , at Stoneleigh in ...
... Cassandra Leigh was the daughter of the rector of Harpsden in Oxfordshire , and her uncle , Theophilus Leigh , was Master of Balliol College , Oxford . The Leighs were grander than the Austens : one branch , at Stoneleigh in ...
Pagina xvii
... Cassandra were inseparable . The closeness of their relationship was described by their nephew James Edward Austen - Leigh in his Memoir . dearest of all to the heart of Jane was her sister Cassandra , about three years her senior ...
... Cassandra were inseparable . The closeness of their relationship was described by their nephew James Edward Austen - Leigh in his Memoir . dearest of all to the heart of Jane was her sister Cassandra , about three years her senior ...
Pagina xix
... Cassandra and Jane shared the running of the household ; four of the sons had professions ; and Edward maintained three estates . This was the pattern in many comparable families throughout the kingdom . In Jane Austen's novels , work ...
... Cassandra and Jane shared the running of the household ; four of the sons had professions ; and Edward maintained three estates . This was the pattern in many comparable families throughout the kingdom . In Jane Austen's novels , work ...
Pagina 7
... Cassandra in comically breathless short sentences . ' We mean to get there before breakfast if it's possible . For we feel more & more how much we have to do . And how little time.'11 Since Bedford House was No. 11 Henrietta Street ...
... Cassandra in comically breathless short sentences . ' We mean to get there before breakfast if it's possible . For we feel more & more how much we have to do . And how little time.'11 Since Bedford House was No. 11 Henrietta Street ...
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2 Pleasure Resorts | 23 |
3 Needlework and Art | 65 |
4 Outdoor Pursuits | 89 |
5 Music | 115 |
6 Dancing | 145 |
7 Books | 175 |
8 Theatricals | 235 |
9 Toys and Games | 261 |
10 Verses Riddles and Puzzles | 277 |
Notes | 303 |
Bibliography | 331 |
Index | 339 |
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