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 xviii
... taken on a house in Sydney Place and , after spending the summer on a West Country seaside holiday , they settled in . Jane found the removal to a city already in decline as a spa uncongenial and disruptive ; and matters were made worse ...
... taken on a house in Sydney Place and , after spending the summer on a West Country seaside holiday , they settled in . Jane found the removal to a city already in decline as a spa uncongenial and disruptive ; and matters were made worse ...
Pagina xxi
... taken to be , but still it needs to be addressed . The last two chapters are about games of various kinds : children's games and toys ( sometimes appropriated by adults , with interesting consequences ) ; word - games , verses and ...
... taken to be , but still it needs to be addressed . The last two chapters are about games of various kinds : children's games and toys ( sometimes appropriated by adults , with interesting consequences ) ; word - games , verses and ...
Pagina 2
... taken as his second wife a woman without wealth or position , except such as was gained by her having been Emma's companion ; and it is an interesting aspect of the novel's treatment of social mobility that Frank does just the same ...
... taken as his second wife a woman without wealth or position , except such as was gained by her having been Emma's companion ; and it is an interesting aspect of the novel's treatment of social mobility that Frank does just the same ...
Pagina 6
... taken progressively 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 ...
... taken progressively 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 ...
Pagina 7
... taken before ten o'clock , and it was quite usual to to do something first - men , for example , would often go out for a walk . At Chawton , where the meal was rather early , at nine , Jane Austen practised the piano before preparing ...
... taken before ten o'clock , and it was quite usual to to do something first - men , for example , would often go out for a walk . At Chawton , where the meal was rather early , at nine , Jane Austen practised the piano before preparing ...
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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