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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... party includes ' the male part of Mr. Cox's family ' , while ' the less worthy females were to come in the evening ... party , as she noted after a particularly tiresome occasion in Southampton during the winter of 1808 : Our Evens party ...
... party includes ' the male part of Mr. Cox's family ' , while ' the less worthy females were to come in the evening ... party , as she noted after a particularly tiresome occasion in Southampton during the winter of 1808 : Our Evens party ...
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... party that has been suggested as a substitute for an expedition to Box Hill . But Mr Knightley is firmly against any such arrangement : My idea of the simple and the natural will be to have the table spread in the dining - room . The ...
... party that has been suggested as a substitute for an expedition to Box Hill . But Mr Knightley is firmly against any such arrangement : My idea of the simple and the natural will be to have the table spread in the dining - room . The ...
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... party were the principal occasions for seeing one's friends and acquaintances . The ' long morning visit ' described here to the rector of Baughurst and his family would not have been paid before one , and probably began later than that ...
... party were the principal occasions for seeing one's friends and acquaintances . The ' long morning visit ' described here to the rector of Baughurst and his family would not have been paid before one , and probably began later than that ...
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... party : ' I am going to Kingston . Can I do any thing for you ? ' ' Oh ! dear , Kingston — are you ? —Mrs . Cole was saying the other day she wanted something from Kingston . ' ' Mrs. Cole has servants to send . Can I do any thing for ...
... party : ' I am going to Kingston . Can I do any thing for you ? ' ' Oh ! dear , Kingston — are you ? —Mrs . Cole was saying the other day she wanted something from Kingston . ' ' Mrs. Cole has servants to send . Can I do any thing for ...
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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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