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 xvi
... writing impromptu verses , for which she had something of a gift : the deft and amusing examples that have survived winningly combine verbal resourcefulness with a pronounced sense of fun . Mr and Mrs Austen had eight children , all of ...
... writing impromptu verses , for which she had something of a gift : the deft and amusing examples that have survived winningly combine verbal resourcefulness with a pronounced sense of fun . Mr and Mrs Austen had eight children , all of ...
Pagina xvii
... Writing on the day after her birth to his sister - in - law , Susanna Walter , Mr Austen described her as a ' present plaything for her sister Cassy and a future companion ' , 4 and so it proved to be . From the first she and Cassandra ...
... Writing on the day after her birth to his sister - in - law , Susanna Walter , Mr Austen described her as a ' present plaything for her sister Cassy and a future companion ' , 4 and so it proved to be . From the first she and Cassandra ...
Pagina xviii
... writing herself . The earliest pieces in the three 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 ...
... writing herself . The earliest pieces in the three 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 ...
Pagina xix
... writing again . In the winter of 1810 Sense and Sensibility was accepted for publication and it appeared in October of the following year . Pride and Prejudice followed in 1813 , Mansfield Park in 1814 and Emma in 1815 . Persuasion ...
... writing again . In the winter of 1810 Sense and Sensibility was accepted for publication and it appeared in October of the following year . Pride and Prejudice followed in 1813 , Mansfield Park in 1814 and Emma in 1815 . Persuasion ...
Pagina xxi
... ( writing books was after all made possible by Jane Austen's own enjoyment of leisure ) . Here Emma , which abounds in word - games , becomes increasingly dominant , and in the final section I attempt an examination of that novel as a ...
... ( writing books was after all made possible by Jane Austen's own enjoyment of leisure ) . Here Emma , which abounds in word - games , becomes increasingly dominant , and in the final section I attempt an examination of that novel as a ...
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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