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 xiii
David Selwyn. considerable sums on getting elected . It is true , of course , that high office brought considerable rewards , both in social prestige and in the exercise of patronage ; yet there was an unmistakable sense of duty among ...
David Selwyn. considerable sums on getting elected . It is true , of course , that high office brought considerable rewards , both in social prestige and in the exercise of patronage ; yet there was an unmistakable sense of duty among ...
Pagina xv
... course be done by cost : subscriptions to assemblies , for example , were often not cheap . But a more effective way of controlling the market was by imposing various limits and constraints directly on the consumer . Informal pastimes ...
... course be done by cost : subscriptions to assemblies , for example , were often not cheap . But a more effective way of controlling the market was by imposing various limits and constraints directly on the consumer . Informal pastimes ...
Pagina xx
... course acting . Some are sociable , energetic and cause disruption ; others ( chiefly those favoured by Fanny ) are quiet , solitary and instructive . Jane Austen makes use of them all to bring people together or keep them apart , as ...
... course acting . Some are sociable , energetic and cause disruption ; others ( chiefly those favoured by Fanny ) are quiet , solitary and instructive . Jane Austen makes use of them all to bring people together or keep them apart , as ...
Pagina xxi
... course , but significant at times in some 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 ...
... course , but significant at times in some 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 ...
Pagina 2
... course a gentleman , marries the daughter of a Bristol tradesman ; she has an independent fortune but her status is underlined by the fact that her home is described as being specifically in ' the very heart of Bristol'.1 ( Bristol at ...
... course a gentleman , marries the daughter of a Bristol tradesman ; she has an independent fortune but her status is underlined by the fact that her home is described as being specifically in ' the very heart of Bristol'.1 ( Bristol at ...
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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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