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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... Catherine Morland calls on Eleanor Tilney in Bath . Catherine is very much a novice in the niceties of social etiquette . When she is tricked into going out for a drive with the Thorpes instead of waiting for a promised call from the ...
... Catherine Morland calls on Eleanor Tilney in Bath . Catherine is very much a novice in the niceties of social etiquette . When she is tricked into going out for a drive with the Thorpes instead of waiting for a promised call from the ...
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... Catherine's return As she entered the house , the footman told her , that a gentleman and lady had called and inquired for her a few minutes after her setting off ; that , when he told them she was gone out with Mr. Thorpe , the lady ...
... Catherine's return As she entered the house , the footman told her , that a gentleman and lady had called and inquired for her a few minutes after her setting off ; that , when he told them she was gone out with Mr. Thorpe , the lady ...
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... Catherine has learnt how these things are done ; more importantly she has learnt that the best thing to do is what she knows to be right . Girls who were in danger of not doing what was right were generally preserved from danger by the ...
... Catherine has learnt how these things are done ; more importantly she has learnt that the best thing to do is what she knows to be right . Girls who were in danger of not doing what was right were generally preserved from danger by the ...
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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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