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
... interest , clergymen , half - pay officers , lawyers and those who derived their money from trade but were sufficiently distanced from the daily running of a firm to be able to give time to public service : all these supplied the ...
... interest , clergymen , half - pay officers , lawyers and those who derived their money from trade but were sufficiently distanced from the daily running of a firm to be able to give time to public service : all these supplied the ...
Pagina xv
... interests of employers , magistrates and Evangelical reformers . Yet there were plenty of people willing to defend them , not least on the grounds that they were socially cohesive . Thus Pierce Egan , the author of Boxiana and other ...
... interests of employers , magistrates and Evangelical reformers . Yet there were plenty of people willing to defend them , not least on the grounds that they were socially cohesive . Thus Pierce Egan , the author of Boxiana and other ...
Pagina xix
... debilitating love for Mary Crawford ) ; William , the rising young sailor ( whose career nevertheless needs the ' interest ' obtained through Henry Crawford's influence ) ; and Fanny , whose usefulness and INTRODUCTION XIX.
... debilitating love for Mary Crawford ) ; William , the rising young sailor ( whose career nevertheless needs the ' interest ' obtained through Henry Crawford's influence ) ; and Fanny , whose usefulness and INTRODUCTION XIX.
Pagina 4
... interest she took in the opinions of family and friends ( to the extent of recording them ) testify to the significance her work had for her . Increasing recognition and the gradual spread of her name ( assisted by her proud brother ...
... interest she took in the opinions of family and friends ( to the extent of recording them ) testify to the significance her work had for her . Increasing recognition and the gradual spread of her name ( assisted by her proud brother ...
Pagina 9
... interest of social harmony , while cold meat stands in for the fundamentals of human conduct . The cold meat part of life cannot be tampered with , as Mr Knightley knows , without dangerous consequences.22 The ' cold meat part of life ...
... interest of social harmony , while cold meat stands in for the fundamentals of human conduct . The cold meat part of life cannot be tampered with , as Mr Knightley knows , without dangerous consequences.22 The ' cold meat part of life ...
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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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