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
... later the seaside resorts ) ; they took their wives and 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 ...
... later the seaside resorts ) ; they took their wives and 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 ...
Pagina xvii
... later setting up in business as an army agent and banker in London ; when in 1815 his bank failed , he too went into the Church . The Austens ' other two sons , Francis William and Charles John , had distinguished careers in the Navy ...
... later setting up in business as an army agent and banker in London ; when in 1815 his bank failed , he too went into the Church . The Austens ' other two sons , Francis William and Charles John , had distinguished careers in the Navy ...
Pagina xviii
... later to be turned into Pride and Prejudice , was written between October 1796 and August 1797 , and Susan , which subsequently became Northanger Abbey , between August 1798 and June 1799. Despite her father's attempt to persuade a ...
... later to be turned into Pride and Prejudice , was written between October 1796 and August 1797 , and Susan , which subsequently became Northanger Abbey , between August 1798 and June 1799. Despite her father's attempt to persuade a ...
Pagina 4
... later years , at Chawton , there was constant occupation , whether in the daily run of household duties , in the provision for the entertainment of visitors or in the constant reading that formed so important and stimulating part of the ...
... later years , at Chawton , there was constant occupation , whether in the daily run of household duties , in the provision for the entertainment of visitors or in the constant reading that formed so important and stimulating part of the ...
Pagina 6
... later , particularly in grander houses , the morning gradually lengthened and the evening got shorter . The morning , therefore , consisted of the greater part of the day and encompassed everything that passed before dinner . The ...
... later , particularly in grander houses , the morning gradually lengthened and the evening got shorter . The morning , therefore , consisted of the greater part of the day and encompassed everything that passed before dinner . The ...
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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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