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
... Charles Kemble and Mrs Siddons in the trial scene in Shakespeare's Henry VIII , from a painting by G. H. Harlow . 8 Brighthelmstone ( Brighton ) , the bathing place , with Smoaker's machine , c . 1790 , engraved for the Graphic , A Trip ...
... Charles Kemble and Mrs Siddons in the trial scene in Shakespeare's Henry VIII , from a painting by G. H. Harlow . 8 Brighthelmstone ( Brighton ) , the bathing place , with Smoaker's machine , c . 1790 , engraved for the Graphic , A Trip ...
Pagina ix
... Charles Grandison ( 1754 ) . 178 Title page to the 1782 edition of Dodsley's Collection . 194 Mrs Yates as Jane Shore in Rowe's tragedy , engraving by Dodd and Collyer , 1776 . 249 Mr Yates as Lovegold in a translation of Molière's L ...
... Charles Grandison ( 1754 ) . 178 Title page to the 1782 edition of Dodsley's Collection . 194 Mrs Yates as Jane Shore in Rowe's tragedy , engraving by Dodd and Collyer , 1776 . 249 Mr Yates as Lovegold in a translation of Molière's L ...
Pagina x
... Charles Martin ; Joyce Morris ; Rachel Moss ; Pollock's Toy Museum ; Brian Southam ; University of Bristol Library Special Collections ; V & A Picture Library ; Chris Viveash . Introduction It is customary to speak of the people about ...
... Charles Martin ; Joyce Morris ; Rachel Moss ; Pollock's Toy Museum ; Brian Southam ; University of Bristol Library Special Collections ; V & A Picture Library ; Chris Viveash . Introduction It is customary to speak of the people about ...
Pagina xvii
... Charles John , had distinguished careers in the Navy . Francis was appointed Knight Com- mander of the Bath in 1837 and was eventually made Admiral of the Fleet ; Charles , who rose to the rank of Rear - Admiral , died of cholera while ...
... Charles John , had distinguished careers in the Navy . Francis was appointed Knight Com- mander of the Bath in 1837 and was eventually made Admiral of the Fleet ; Charles , who rose to the rank of Rear - Admiral , died of cholera while ...
Pagina xxi
... Charles Grandison among them ) she knew so well that they became a part of her life . We can expect books therefore to be important in her own novels , both as influences on their composition and as they are read by characters in them ...
... Charles Grandison among them ) she knew so well that they became a part of her life . We can expect books therefore to be important in her own novels , both as influences on their composition and as they are read by characters in them ...
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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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