Jane Austen and LeisureBloomsbury Publishing, 1.7.1998 - 376 sivua 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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Sivu xvii
... engaged in literary pursuits , jointly editing a periodical called The Loiterer . James also provided witty verse prologues and epilogues for the family theatricals . Throughout his life he wrote a geat deal of poetry , much of it in ...
... engaged in literary pursuits , jointly editing a periodical called The Loiterer . James also provided witty verse prologues and epilogues for the family theatricals . Throughout his life he wrote a geat deal of poetry , much of it in ...
Sivu xx
... engaged in , watching , or withdrawn from any particular activity . Leisure activities , then , are essential to the structure of the novels ; not only do they help in the realistic depiction of society , but they provide the means of ...
... engaged in , watching , or withdrawn from any particular activity . Leisure activities , then , are essential to the structure of the novels ; not only do they help in the realistic depiction of society , but they provide the means of ...
Sivu 4
... engaged in letter - writing , just as any lady might be - and indeed as she often was . To understand how people disposed of their time in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries , it is necessary to bear in mind the pattern of ...
... engaged in letter - writing , just as any lady might be - and indeed as she often was . To understand how people disposed of their time in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries , it is necessary to bear in mind the pattern of ...
Sivu 18
... engaged to the Revd Tom Fowle , who was hoping for a living in Shropshire ) but also worked in a good - humoured joke about Mary's sister Martha : Pray give our love to Mrs. Lloyd and Martha and say we hope they are well pleased with ...
... engaged to the Revd Tom Fowle , who was hoping for a living in Shropshire ) but also worked in a good - humoured joke about Mary's sister Martha : Pray give our love to Mrs. Lloyd and Martha and say we hope they are well pleased with ...
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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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