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 xi
... characters , they are rarely called upon to exert themselves beyond the limited demands of a country dance . This ... character arising from vanity and resulting in an abrogation of duty towards his estate . The other way in which we ...
... characters , they are rarely called upon to exert themselves beyond the limited demands of a country dance . This ... character arising from vanity and resulting in an abrogation of duty towards his estate . The other way in which we ...
Pagina xii
... character . Since Jane Austen had no need to describe things with which the contemporary reader would have been perfectly well acquainted , the details of dance figures , card games , embroidery and other activities are rarely given ...
... character . Since Jane Austen had no need to describe things with which the contemporary reader would have been perfectly well acquainted , the details of dance figures , card games , embroidery and other activities are rarely given ...
Pagina xx
... characters as we see them engaged in , watching , or withdrawn from any particular activity . Leisure activities , then , are essential to the structure of the novels ; not only do they help in the realistic depiction of society , but ...
... characters as we see them engaged in , watching , or withdrawn from any particular activity . Leisure activities , then , are essential to the structure of the novels ; not only do they help in the realistic depiction of society , but ...
Pagina xxi
... characters , and certainly important to her own brothers ; and ones that are essentially accomplishments - needlework , drawing , singing , playing and dancing . The last of these was of great importance as a social activity and , in ...
... characters , and certainly important to her own brothers ; and ones that are essentially accomplishments - needlework , drawing , singing , playing and dancing . The last of these was of great importance as a social activity and , in ...
Pagina 3
... characters whose role is largely or exclusively offstage . For her principal characters , the people through whom Highbury largely exists for us , Jane Austen prescribes a structure that endorses the values of a social and literary ...
... characters whose role is largely or exclusively offstage . For her principal characters , the people through whom Highbury largely exists for us , Jane Austen prescribes a structure that endorses the values of a social and literary ...
Cuprins
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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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