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 xviii
... earliest pieces in the three volumes collectively known as the Juvenilia date from 1787 , the last from 1793. Lady Susan , a story written in epistolary form , probably dates from the next year ; and in 1795 , at the age of nineteen ...
... earliest pieces in the three volumes collectively known as the Juvenilia date from 1787 , the last from 1793. Lady Susan , a story written in epistolary form , probably dates from the next year ; and in 1795 , at the age of nineteen ...
Pagina xx
... early nineteenth - century society : dancing , walking , riding , shooting , visiting country mansions , attending balls and evening parties , playing cards , doing needlework , making music and of course acting . Some are sociable ...
... early nineteenth - century society : dancing , walking , riding , shooting , visiting country mansions , attending balls and evening parties , playing cards , doing needlework , making music and of course acting . Some are sociable ...
Pagina xxii
... early nineteenth centuries must obviously take ; and it was certainly Jane Austen's . How leisure activities play their part in conveying the meaning of her novels , in articulating their plot and characterisation and in endorsing their ...
... early nineteenth centuries must obviously take ; and it was certainly Jane Austen's . How leisure activities play their part in conveying the meaning of her novels , in articulating their plot and characterisation and in endorsing their ...
Pagina 2
... early nineteenth- century England . At the top , Mr Knightley , the landowner , and Emma , the heiress , represent the settled order of established wealth . Below them are the professional class ( Jane Austen's own ) , represented by ...
... early nineteenth- century England . At the top , Mr Knightley , the landowner , and Emma , the heiress , represent the settled order of established wealth . Below them are the professional class ( Jane Austen's own ) , represented by ...
Pagina 4
... early nineteenth centuries , it is necessary to bear in mind the pattern of the day , which was rather different from what it was to become in the Victorian era . ' And the evening and the morning were the first day ' , we are told in ...
... early nineteenth centuries , it is necessary to bear in mind the pattern of the day , which was rather different from what it was to become in the Victorian era . ' And the evening and the morning were the first day ' , we are told in ...
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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