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 xiv
... daughters to assemblies , ball- rooms and pleasure gardens ; they gambled away fortunes at cards in their clubs or lost large sums of money at horse - races ; they were entertained at concert rooms and theatres , and their daughters ...
... daughters to assemblies , ball- rooms and pleasure gardens ; they gambled away fortunes at cards in their clubs or lost large sums of money at horse - races ; they were entertained at concert rooms and theatres , and their daughters ...
Pagina xvi
... 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 Warwickshire , had risen to 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 Warwickshire , had risen to the ...
Pagina xvii
... For the first twenty - five years of her life , Jane Austen lived at Steventon rectory . As the daughter of a clergyman , her circle of friends included the children of other clergy , notably the Lefroys at Ashe INTRODUCTION XVII.
... For the first twenty - five years of her life , Jane Austen lived at Steventon rectory . As the daughter of a clergyman , her circle of friends included the children of other clergy , notably the Lefroys at Ashe INTRODUCTION XVII.
Pagina xviii
... daughters had been extended to include their friend Martha Lloyd , whose sister Mary had married James in 1797. James and Mary had two children , James Edward , author of the Memoir of Jane Austen , and Caroline , who also committed her ...
... daughters had been extended to include their friend Martha Lloyd , whose sister Mary had married James in 1797. James and Mary had two children , James Edward , author of the Memoir of Jane Austen , and Caroline , who also committed her ...
Pagina 1
... daughters were placed in straitened cicumstances and had to be supported by the rest of the family ; Jane's brothers ... daughter on a restricted income in an oppressively small house and their circumstances are likely to grow worse ...
... daughters were placed in straitened cicumstances and had to be supported by the rest of the family ; Jane's brothers ... daughter on a restricted income in an oppressively small house and their circumstances are likely to grow worse ...
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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