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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... volumes from the range of books available in ever increasing numbers . They rented houses in London for the season , or lodgings in Bath or one of the other spas ( and later the seaside resorts ) ; they took their wives and daughters to ...
... volumes from the range of books available in ever increasing numbers . They rented houses in London for the season , or lodgings in Bath or one of the other spas ( and later the seaside resorts ) ; they took their wives and daughters to ...
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... volumes collectively known as the Juvenilia date from 1787 , the last from 1793. Lady Susan , a story written in epistolary form , probably dates from the next year ; and in 1795 , at the age of nineteen , she wrote Elinor and Marianne ...
... volumes collectively known as the Juvenilia date from 1787 , the last from 1793. Lady Susan , a story written in epistolary form , probably dates from the next year ; and in 1795 , at the age of nineteen , she wrote Elinor and Marianne ...
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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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