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
... give time to public service : all these supplied the officers needed to carry out the immense amount of work that was required in the running of local affairs . From this association of public service with the enjoyment of leisure it ...
... give time to public service : all these supplied the officers needed to carry out the immense amount of work that was required in the running of local affairs . From this association of public service with the enjoyment of leisure it ...
Pagina xviii
... give her the peace and stability she needed to start writing again . When Mr Austen retired to Bath he put in James as his curate . At his death James Austen succeeded his father as rector and Jane therefore kept up the connection with ...
... give her the peace and stability she needed to start writing again . When Mr Austen retired to Bath he put in James as his curate . At his death James Austen succeeded his father as rector and Jane therefore kept up the connection with ...
Pagina xx
... give a visual focus to a scene and , as we have seen , they reveal details of characters and situations . The purpose of this book is to examine how various activities are used in the novels and , by investigating Jane Austen's own ...
... give a visual focus to a scene and , as we have seen , they reveal details of characters and situations . The purpose of this book is to examine how various activities are used in the novels and , by investigating Jane Austen's own ...
Pagina 7
... gives a very good picture of how a typical morning in London was spent : Thursday morning 1⁄2 past 7. — Up & dressed downstairs in order to finish my Letter in time for the Parcel . At 8 I have an appointment with Mde B.12 who wants to ...
... gives a very good picture of how a typical morning in London was spent : Thursday morning 1⁄2 past 7. — Up & dressed downstairs in order to finish my Letter in time for the Parcel . At 8 I have an appointment with Mde B.12 who wants to ...
Pagina 10
... give their time over entirely to pleasure , usually had other things to think of ( ' I know gentlemen do not like morning visits ' , says Miss Bates , presciently antici- pating Mr Elton's ill - mannered irruption in her parlour , when ...
... give their time over entirely to pleasure , usually had other things to think of ( ' I know gentlemen do not like morning visits ' , says Miss Bates , presciently antici- pating Mr Elton's ill - mannered irruption in her parlour , when ...
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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