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 xii
... seem , though the resourcefulness and utility of the activity will depend on who is performing it - and indeed it is often in itself used as an indication of character . Since Jane Austen had no need to describe things with which the ...
... seem , though the resourcefulness and utility of the activity will depend on who is performing it - and indeed it is often in itself used as an indication of character . Since Jane Austen had no need to describe things with which the ...
Pagina xx
... seem obvious , but it was in the eight- eenth century that improvements in travel and the establishing of a regular postal service first made it possible to keep up widespread private corre- spondence ; and in view of Jane Austen's own ...
... seem obvious , but it was in the eight- eenth century that improvements in travel and the establishing of a regular postal service first made it possible to keep up widespread private corre- spondence ; and in view of Jane Austen's own ...
Pagina 2
... seem to be presented with a set of social distinctions as safe and immutable as the view of from Donwell Abbey . Not far below the surface of this apparently permanent order of things , however , are clear indications of change . Even ...
... seem to be presented with a set of social distinctions as safe and immutable as the view of from Donwell Abbey . Not far below the surface of this apparently permanent order of things , however , are clear indications of change . Even ...
Pagina 8
... seems not to have been in refined . use in that context in Jane Austen's day.17 It is possible that in Mansfield Park when William and Crawford leave on the day after the ball , having eaten an ' early breakfast ' of eggs and cold pork ...
... seems not to have been in refined . use in that context in Jane Austen's day.17 It is possible that in Mansfield Park when William and Crawford leave on the day after the ball , having eaten an ' early breakfast ' of eggs and cold pork ...
Pagina 10
... seem so ) but one of principle . It follows that the regulation of social intercourse could not be left to the individual : the ... seems to have little to do apart from being sociable , is happy to make visits 10 JANE AUSTEN AND LEISURE.
... seem so ) but one of principle . It follows that the regulation of social intercourse could not be left to the individual : the ... seems to have little to do apart from being sociable , is happy to make visits 10 JANE AUSTEN AND LEISURE.
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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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